France privacy awareness level to data breach concerns 2022

According to a 2022 survey of internet users in France, more than six in ten respondents who were convinced that their data was exposed stated they were conscious about their online privacy. Additionally, 33 percent of respondents said that they sometimes took action toward online privacy, suggesting that they were somewhat cautious. In comparison, among those who believed it was impossible for their data to have been exposed, nearly six in ten stated that they were cautious about privacy.

Privacy consciousness level among internet users in France in accordance with data breach concerns as of July 2022

Possibility of a data breach incident	Yes, I am very privacy conscious	Yes, I take privacy actions occasionally
Yes, definitely	62%	33%
Yes, probably	51%	42%
No, less likely	53%	40%
No, not possible	58%	21%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 15 to July 15, 2022

Number of respondents

4,184 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

internet users with a fixed internet connection at home

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the data represents the degree of privacy consciousness on the protection of personal data in accordance with the feeling of having been the victim of unauthorized access to their personal data.

Questions were phrased by the source as follows:
1. "Do you think you have ever been the victim of unauthorized access to your personal data via the internet, either by direct intrusion via the internet from your computer, your tablet, or your smartphone or indirectly from companies that have your data (your internet operator, online store, etc.)?"
2. "Do you take actions to protect your personal data online, for example, by storing passwords outside the internet, by installing a firewall or security software, etc.?"

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