As of December 2022, 53 percent of surveyed Canadians 16 years and older stated having been personally impacted by a privacy breach or knew of someone who had affected by a breach. A further 45 percent have not been impacted by data breaches.
Share of Canadians being impacted by a privacy breach as of December 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes
53%
No
45%
Don't know
1%
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (July 12, 2023). Share of Canadians being impacted by a privacy breach as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455049/privacy-breach-experience-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Share of Canadians being impacted by a privacy breach as of December 2022." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455049/privacy-breach-experience-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2023). Share of Canadians being impacted by a privacy breach as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455049/privacy-breach-experience-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Share of Canadians Being Impacted by a Privacy Breach as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455049/privacy-breach-experience-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Share of Canadians being impacted by a privacy breach as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455049/privacy-breach-experience-canada/ (last visited February 26, 2025)
Share of Canadians being impacted by a privacy breach as of December 2022 [Graph], Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455049/privacy-breach-experience-canada/
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