This survey depicts the share of UK respondents concerned about selected types of personal data abuse or misuse by organisations in the United Kingdom in 2014. Of respondents, 85 percent reported concern about organisations passing or selling personal details onto other organisations.
Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are very concerned about?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Passing or selling your personal details onto their organisations
85%
Not collecting and keeping your personal details secure
77%
Sending or making unwanted emails, faxes, letters or telephone calls
75%
Requesting unnecessary, or more information than is needed
67%
Holding inaccurate or out-of-date information
60%
Holding information for longer than is required
57%
Collecting and holding your information online
57%
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* Original question was: "Below is a list of concerns people may have about organisations holding their personal details. Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are VERY / FAIRLY concerned about [% very + % fairly concerned]
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Information Commissioner's Office. (September 1, 2014). Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are very concerned about?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285633/concern-about-personal-information-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are very concerned about?*." Chart. September 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285633/concern-about-personal-information-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2014). Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are very concerned about?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285633/concern-about-personal-information-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which, If Any, of The following Issues Would You Say You Are Very Concerned About?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285633/concern-about-personal-information-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are very concerned about?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285633/concern-about-personal-information-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following issues would you say you are very concerned about?* [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, September 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285633/concern-about-personal-information-abuse-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
