When asked what they felt were the most important rights when it came to their personal data held by companies, 20 percent of consumers in the United Kingdom in 2021 responded that it was the right to access this information. 16 percent felt it was important that they were informed about the collection of this data, while 14 percent wanted the right to restrict the processing of their personal information.
For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The right to access my personal information
20%
The right to be informed about the collection and use of my personal information
16%
The right to restrict the processing of my personal information
14%
The right to be forgotten / to have personal information erased
14%
The right to object to personal information being processed
15%
The right to have inaccurate personal information rectified, or completed if it is incomplete
8%
The right not to be the subject of automated decision making and profiling
8%
The right to move personal information from one provider to another
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you?"
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Information Commissioner's Office. (June 7, 2021). For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184871/consumer-rights-personal-data-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you?." Chart. June 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184871/consumer-rights-personal-data-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2021). For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184871/consumer-rights-personal-data-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "For The Personal Information Held about You by Companies and Organisations in The Uk, Which of The following Rights Are The Most Important to You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184871/consumer-rights-personal-data-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184871/consumer-rights-personal-data-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
For the personal information held about you by companies and organisations in the UK, which of the following rights are the most important to you? [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, June 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184871/consumer-rights-personal-data-uk/
