A May 2023 survey of internet users in the United States found that three in four individuals between 18 and 29 always or often confirmed online privacy policies on websites without reading them. Furthermore, older generations were less likely to do so. Those aged 65 and older stated that they rarely or never accepted privacy policies without reading them.
Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group
U.S. adults; internet users; nationally representative
Method of interview
Online panel
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away, without reading what the policies say."
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Pew Research Center. (October 18, 2023). Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424105/privacy-policies-accept-without-reading-us-frequency-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group." Chart. October 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424105/privacy-policies-accept-without-reading-us-frequency-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424105/privacy-policies-accept-without-reading-us-frequency-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of Accepting Online Privacy Policies without Reading Them among Adult Internet Users in The United States as of May 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424105/privacy-policies-accept-without-reading-us-frequency-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424105/privacy-policies-accept-without-reading-us-frequency-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Frequency of accepting online privacy policies without reading them among adult internet users in the United States as of May 2023, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424105/privacy-policies-accept-without-reading-us-frequency-by-age/
