As of the third quarter of 2023, almost 46 percent of online users in Belgium occasionally declined cookies on websites. A further 40.6 percent worried about how companies might use their online data. Around 30 percent said they used a tool to block advertisements on the internet at least some of the time
Attitudes and actions of online users in Belgium regarding online privacy as of 3rd quarter 2023
Characteristic
Share of internet users
Express concern about what is real vs. what is fake on the internet*
50.7%
Decline cookies in websites at least some of the time
45.9%
Worry about how companies might use their online data
40.6%
Use a tool to block advertisements on the internet at least some of the time
30%
Use a virtual private network (VPN) to access the internet at least some of the time
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DataReportal, & Meltwater, & We Are Social. (January 31, 2024). Attitudes and actions of online users in Belgium regarding online privacy as of 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415056/online-adults-attitudes-data-privacy-belgium/
DataReportal, und Meltwater, und We Are Social. "Attitudes and actions of online users in Belgium regarding online privacy as of 3rd quarter 2023." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415056/online-adults-attitudes-data-privacy-belgium/
DataReportal, Meltwater, We Are Social. (2024). Attitudes and actions of online users in Belgium regarding online privacy as of 3rd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415056/online-adults-attitudes-data-privacy-belgium/
DataReportal, and Meltwater, and We Are Social. "Attitudes and Actions of Online Users in Belgium regarding Online Privacy as of 3rd Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415056/online-adults-attitudes-data-privacy-belgium/
DataReportal & Meltwater & We Are Social, Attitudes and actions of online users in Belgium regarding online privacy as of 3rd quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415056/online-adults-attitudes-data-privacy-belgium/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Attitudes and actions of online users in Belgium regarding online privacy as of 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph], DataReportal, & Meltwater, & We Are Social, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415056/online-adults-attitudes-data-privacy-belgium/
