As of June 2023, 67 percent of internet users in India were aware of the country's privacy law, the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, thus leading among respondents from other countries. Internet users from the United Kingdom (UK) ranked second regarding privacy laws awareness, with roughly 63 percent. Italy followed, with 55 percent of the respondents stating they knew of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On average, 46 percent of respondents across all surveyed countries were aware of their local privacy laws.
Awareness of internet users worldwide of their country's privacy laws as of June 2023, by country
Respondents were from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States.
The privacy laws the survey refers to are the following:
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in European Union (EU) countries, Australia’s Privacy Act 1988, Personal Information Protection Law in China, Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais in Brazil, Japan’s Personal Information Protection Act, and the draft Personal Data Protection Bill in India.
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Cisco Systems. (October 18, 2023). Awareness of internet users worldwide of their country's privacy laws as of June 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441448/privacy-laws-awareness-global-by-country/
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Cisco Systems. (2023). Awareness of internet users worldwide of their country's privacy laws as of June 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441448/privacy-laws-awareness-global-by-country/
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