This statistic provides the findings of a survey on the felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control. During the survey period, it was found that 31 percent of respondents stated that they had no control over personal data provided online.
Felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Complete control
15%
Partial control
50%
No control at all
31%
It depends on the website or application (Spontaneous)
3%
Do not know
1%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB4 How much control do you feel you have over the information you provide online, e.g. the ability to correct, change or delete this information?"
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). Felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/533842/level-of-control-over-personal-data-provided-online-in-the-european-union/
European Commission. "Felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control*." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533842/level-of-control-over-personal-data-provided-online-in-the-european-union/
European Commission. (2015). Felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533842/level-of-control-over-personal-data-provided-online-in-the-european-union/
European Commission. "Felt Ability to Correct, Change or Delete Personal Information Shared Online in The European Union (Eu-28) as of March 2015, by Level of Control*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533842/level-of-control-over-personal-data-provided-online-in-the-european-union/
European Commission, Felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533842/level-of-control-over-personal-data-provided-online-in-the-european-union/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Felt ability to correct, change or delete personal information shared online in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015, by level of control* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/533842/level-of-control-over-personal-data-provided-online-in-the-european-union/
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