According to a survey carried out in November 2021 among internet users in selected global markets, approximately seven in 10 of the respondents who said their were aware of their privacy rights were also using tools and services to increase their online privacy. By comparison, the number of respondents using tools to increase their privacy was significantly lower among respondents reporting to not be aware of their privacy rights.
Share of internet users worldwide using online privacy services based on their level of privacy rights awareness as of November 2021
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SurfShark. (April 6, 2022). Share of internet users worldwide using online privacy services based on their level of privacy rights awareness as of November 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302406/security-tools-usage-based-on-privacy-rights-awareness-worldwide/
SurfShark. "Share of internet users worldwide using online privacy services based on their level of privacy rights awareness as of November 2021." Chart. April 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302406/security-tools-usage-based-on-privacy-rights-awareness-worldwide/
SurfShark. (2022). Share of internet users worldwide using online privacy services based on their level of privacy rights awareness as of November 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302406/security-tools-usage-based-on-privacy-rights-awareness-worldwide/
SurfShark. "Share of Internet Users Worldwide Using Online Privacy Services Based on Their Level of Privacy Rights Awareness as of November 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302406/security-tools-usage-based-on-privacy-rights-awareness-worldwide/
SurfShark, Share of internet users worldwide using online privacy services based on their level of privacy rights awareness as of November 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302406/security-tools-usage-based-on-privacy-rights-awareness-worldwide/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of internet users worldwide using online privacy services based on their level of privacy rights awareness as of November 2021 [Graph], SurfShark, April 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302406/security-tools-usage-based-on-privacy-rights-awareness-worldwide/
