According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 66 percent of respondents reported that they did not normally read internet site privacy policies because they were too long to read. Just nine percent of respondents stated they didn't read the policies because data privacy wasn't a consideration when choosing to use a service.
Leading reasons for not reading internet site privacy policies in Australia in 2020
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OAIC. (September 24, 2020). Leading reasons for not reading internet site privacy policies in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260360/australia-reasons-for-not-reading-privacy-policies/
OAIC. "Leading reasons for not reading internet site privacy policies in Australia in 2020." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260360/australia-reasons-for-not-reading-privacy-policies/
OAIC. (2020). Leading reasons for not reading internet site privacy policies in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260360/australia-reasons-for-not-reading-privacy-policies/
OAIC. "Leading Reasons for Not Reading Internet Site Privacy Policies in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260360/australia-reasons-for-not-reading-privacy-policies/
OAIC, Leading reasons for not reading internet site privacy policies in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260360/australia-reasons-for-not-reading-privacy-policies/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading reasons for not reading internet site privacy policies in Australia in 2020 [Graph], OAIC, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260360/australia-reasons-for-not-reading-privacy-policies/