According to a survey on current attitudes towards personal data use, carried out in the United States in 2021, the majority of respondents were at least a little worried about their personal data being collected online. Only 17 percent said they weren't worried at all.
How worried are you about the collection and use of your data?
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The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "There is increasing evidence that our personal data is collected when we are online. How worried are you about the collection and/or use of your data?"
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Measure Protocol. (March 25, 2021). How worried are you about the collection and use of your data? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228218/personal-data-concerns-us/
Measure Protocol. "How worried are you about the collection and use of your data?." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228218/personal-data-concerns-us/
Measure Protocol. (2021). How worried are you about the collection and use of your data?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228218/personal-data-concerns-us/
Measure Protocol. "How Worried Are You about The Collection and Use of Your Data?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228218/personal-data-concerns-us/
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How worried are you about the collection and use of your data? [Graph], Measure Protocol, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228218/personal-data-concerns-us/