A February 2023 survey in the United Kingdom (UK) found that around 33 percent of women felt more wary of what they were reading when they knew the website was tracking their personal information, compared to 28 percent of men. A further 24 percent of women said they felt more nervous, while over ten percent of men felt happier knowing their data was being tracked.
User attitudes toward personal information tracking in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "If you know a website or app is tracking your personal data, how do you feel compared to a website or app that doesn't track your data? (Tick all that apply)"
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Nano Interactive. (April 28, 2023). User attitudes toward personal information tracking in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385102/uk-personal-data-tracking-attitudes-by-gender/
Nano Interactive. "User attitudes toward personal information tracking in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385102/uk-personal-data-tracking-attitudes-by-gender/
Nano Interactive. (2023). User attitudes toward personal information tracking in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385102/uk-personal-data-tracking-attitudes-by-gender/
Nano Interactive. "User Attitudes toward Personal Information Tracking in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of February 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385102/uk-personal-data-tracking-attitudes-by-gender/
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User attitudes toward personal information tracking in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023, by gender [Graph], Nano Interactive, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385102/uk-personal-data-tracking-attitudes-by-gender/