This statistic presents the results of a survey on the trust in online businesses to deal responsibly with personal information in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2015. During the survey period, it was found that two percent of respondents reported that they totally trust online businesses with the protection of their personal information.
To what extent do you trust online businesses (search engines, online social networks, e-mail services) to protect your personal information?*
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB18.6 Different authorities (government departments, local authorities, agencies) and private companies collect and store personal information about you.
To what extent do you trust the following authorities and private companies to protect your personal information?
Online businesses (search enignes, online social networks, e-mail serivces)"
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). To what extent do you trust online businesses (search engines, online social networks, e-mail services) to protect your personal information?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/546853/uk-trust-in-online-businesses-to-deal-responsibly-with-private-data/
European Commission. "To what extent do you trust online businesses (search engines, online social networks, e-mail services) to protect your personal information?*." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546853/uk-trust-in-online-businesses-to-deal-responsibly-with-private-data/
European Commission. (2015). To what extent do you trust online businesses (search engines, online social networks, e-mail services) to protect your personal information?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/546853/uk-trust-in-online-businesses-to-deal-responsibly-with-private-data/
European Commission. "To What Extent Do You Trust Online Businesses (Search Engines, Online Social Networks, E-mail Services) to Protect Your Personal Information?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/546853/uk-trust-in-online-businesses-to-deal-responsibly-with-private-data/
European Commission, To what extent do you trust online businesses (search engines, online social networks, e-mail services) to protect your personal information?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/546853/uk-trust-in-online-businesses-to-deal-responsibly-with-private-data/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
To what extent do you trust online businesses (search engines, online social networks, e-mail services) to protect your personal information?* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/546853/uk-trust-in-online-businesses-to-deal-responsibly-with-private-data/
