This statistic displays the top five steps taken to secure personal information in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. Of respondents, 80 percent reported checking bank or credit card statements for unregular transactions.
Which, if any, of the following steps do you currently take to protect your personal information?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I regularly check my bank and credit card statements for unfamiliar transactions
80%
I make sure my computer is adequately protected
77%
I shred or destroy personal documents
70%
I use different passwords and PINs for different online accounts
65%
I am careful about the personal information I share through social media networks
65%
I only share my personal information with organisations I trust
61%
I change the privacy settings on the websites I visit
23%
I regularly request copies of my personal information files from the organisations I have contact with
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Information Commissioner's Office. (September 1, 2014). Which, if any, of the following steps do you currently take to protect your personal information? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285642/measures-taken-to-protect-personal-information-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which, if any, of the following steps do you currently take to protect your personal information?." Chart. September 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285642/measures-taken-to-protect-personal-information-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2014). Which, if any, of the following steps do you currently take to protect your personal information?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285642/measures-taken-to-protect-personal-information-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which, If Any, of The following Steps Do You Currently Take to Protect Your Personal Information?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285642/measures-taken-to-protect-personal-information-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, Which, if any, of the following steps do you currently take to protect your personal information? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285642/measures-taken-to-protect-personal-information-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following steps do you currently take to protect your personal information? [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, September 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285642/measures-taken-to-protect-personal-information-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
