A survey among Canadian adults from November to December 2022 found that 75 percent of respondents had adjusted privacy settings on a social media account, and around half stated that they had deleted a social media account because of privacy concerns.
Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Adjusted privacy settings on a social media account
75%
Refused to provide an organization or business with their personal information because of privacy concerns
74%
Deleted or stopped using social media account because of privacy concern
50%
Stopped doing business with a company that experienced a privacy breach
38%
Raised a privacy concern with a company/organization
The source adds the following information: "The following questions focus on actions you may have taken when it comes to your personal information. Have you:… ? Base: those for whom the scenario applies. Does not apply/Don’t know: (range from 1%-7%)"
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Phoenix SPI, & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (July 12, 2023). Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI, und Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2023). Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI, and Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Security Precautions Related to Online Privacy Taken by Adults in Canada as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022 [Graph], Phoenix SPI, & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
