According to a global survey of smartphone users, during the third quarter of 2021, 37 percent of respondents from Hong Kong felt in control of their personal online data. Users in South Africa and in Poland also had less privacy concerns, with 35 percent and 28 percent of respondents reporting to feel in control, respectively. On average, approximately three in ten respondents reported worrying about how companies used their personal data online, with more than 50 percent users in Greece, Spain, and Portugal stating they felt so.
Concerns over online data privacy for smartphone users in selected markets worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021
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I feel in control of my personal data online
I worry about how companies use my personal data online
I worry about how my government tracks me online
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According to the source includes "196,370 smartphone users, of whom 137,660 65,950 use Android, and use iOS."
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DIW. (February 6, 2022). Concerns over online data privacy for smartphone users in selected markets worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289851/data-privacy-concerns-by-region/
DIW. "Concerns over online data privacy for smartphone users in selected markets worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021." Chart. February 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289851/data-privacy-concerns-by-region/
DIW. (2022). Concerns over online data privacy for smartphone users in selected markets worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289851/data-privacy-concerns-by-region/
DIW. "Concerns over Online Data Privacy for Smartphone Users in Selected Markets Worldwide as of 3rd Quarter 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289851/data-privacy-concerns-by-region/
DIW, Concerns over online data privacy for smartphone users in selected markets worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289851/data-privacy-concerns-by-region/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Concerns over online data privacy for smartphone users in selected markets worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021 [Graph], DIW, February 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289851/data-privacy-concerns-by-region/