According to a survey conducted in October 2023, over 40 percent of individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) who had heard of or could explain "information or data rights" interpreted it as "data protection rights." Moreover, 33 percent said that, to their understanding, "information or data rights" refer to "rights to data control and usage."
Interpretation of information rights by adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023
all who have heard of and can explain information/data rights
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "You said you have heard of information/data rights. Can you briefly explain what you think information/data rights are?"
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Information Commissioner's Office. (February 16, 2024). Interpretation of information rights by adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464268/uk-adults-data-rights-understanding/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Interpretation of information rights by adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023." Chart. February 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464268/uk-adults-data-rights-understanding/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2024). Interpretation of information rights by adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464268/uk-adults-data-rights-understanding/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Interpretation of Information Rights by Adults in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464268/uk-adults-data-rights-understanding/
Information Commissioner's Office, Interpretation of information rights by adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464268/uk-adults-data-rights-understanding/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Interpretation of information rights by adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, February 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464268/uk-adults-data-rights-understanding/
