A survey from November to December 2022 showed that around three in 10 online Canadians felt extremely concerned about their personal information being used by others for identity theft. According to the same survey, only ten percent of respondents reported feeling unconcerned about this. Overall, the percentage of those extremely concerned about the problem, has decreased between 2018 and 2022.
Concern with online personal information usage according to internet users in Canada from 2018 and 2022
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (July 12, 2023). Concern with online personal information usage according to internet users in Canada from 2018 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434175/canada-personal-information-use-concern/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Concern with online personal information usage according to internet users in Canada from 2018 and 2022." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434175/canada-personal-information-use-concern/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2023). Concern with online personal information usage according to internet users in Canada from 2018 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434175/canada-personal-information-use-concern/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Concern with Online Personal Information Usage According to Internet Users in Canada from 2018 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434175/canada-personal-information-use-concern/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Concern with online personal information usage according to internet users in Canada from 2018 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434175/canada-personal-information-use-concern/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Concern with online personal information usage according to internet users in Canada from 2018 and 2022 [Graph], Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/434175/canada-personal-information-use-concern/
