A survey carried out in the UK in 2021 aimed to shed light on attitudes to online privacy and personal data. Most respondents said that recent privacy breaches in the news had impacted their willingness to share personal information to some extent. Just under seven percent said their willingness to share their data hadn't been affected at all. Roughly ten percent were not aware of any recent data breaches.
What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information?
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Measure Protocol. (March 25, 2021). What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228283/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-uk/
Measure Protocol. "What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information?." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228283/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-uk/
Measure Protocol. (2021). What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228283/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-uk/
Measure Protocol. "What Impact Have Recent Privacy Breaches in The News Impacted Your Willingness to Share Personal Information?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228283/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-uk/
Measure Protocol, What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228283/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information? [Graph], Measure Protocol, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228283/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-uk/