According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 37 percent of respondents stated they were very uncomfortable with the collection of their DNA. A much smaller share of respondents, nine percent, stated they felt very comfortable with this practice.
Attitudes toward the collection of biometric information in Australia in 2020
Characteristic
Very comfortable
Somewhat comfortable
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable
Somewhat uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable
Don't know
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OAIC. (September 24, 2020). Attitudes toward the collection of biometric information in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260393/australia-feelings-toward-collection-of-biometric-information/
OAIC. "Attitudes toward the collection of biometric information in Australia in 2020." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260393/australia-feelings-toward-collection-of-biometric-information/
OAIC. (2020). Attitudes toward the collection of biometric information in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260393/australia-feelings-toward-collection-of-biometric-information/
OAIC. "Attitudes toward The Collection of Biometric Information in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260393/australia-feelings-toward-collection-of-biometric-information/
OAIC, Attitudes toward the collection of biometric information in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260393/australia-feelings-toward-collection-of-biometric-information/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Attitudes toward the collection of biometric information in Australia in 2020 [Graph], OAIC, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260393/australia-feelings-toward-collection-of-biometric-information/