Online users in the United States are wary about uses of data or their personal information. During a June 2019 survey, a total of 49 percent of respondents stated that it was not acceptable for smart speaker makers to share users' audio recordings with law enforcement to help with criminal investigations. In summer 2019, Apple's Siri assistant, the Google Assistant and Amazon's Alexa devices were embroiled in a privacy scandal regarding the unauthorized recordings of private user conversations. The companies stated that this was done to improve the product, and have since either scrapped or made the process opt-in.
Acceptable uses of data or personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019
Characteristic
Not acceptable
Acceptable
Not sure
Poorly performing schools sharing student data with a nonprofit seeking to improve educational outcomes
27%
49%
24%
The government collecting data about all Americans to assess potential terrorist threats
31%
49%
19%
DNA testing companies sharing customers' genetic data with law enforcement to solve crimes
33%
48%
18%
Fitness tracking app makers sharing user data with medical researchers*
35%
41%
22%
Social media companies monitoring users' posts for signs of depression to identify users at risk**
45%
27%
27%
Smart speaker makers sharing users' audio recordings with law enforcement to help with criminal investigations
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Pew Research Center. (November 15, 2019). Acceptable uses of data or personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084390/acceptable-uses-of-data-or-personal-info-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Acceptable uses of data or personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019." Chart. November 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084390/acceptable-uses-of-data-or-personal-info-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Acceptable uses of data or personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084390/acceptable-uses-of-data-or-personal-info-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Acceptable Uses of Data or Personal Information According to Online Adults in The United States as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084390/acceptable-uses-of-data-or-personal-info-usa/
Pew Research Center, Acceptable uses of data or personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084390/acceptable-uses-of-data-or-personal-info-usa/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Acceptable uses of data or personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084390/acceptable-uses-of-data-or-personal-info-usa/
