EU: responsible parties for informing residents about lost personal data 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 24, 2015
This statistic presents the findings of a survey on the perception of which parties should inform residents about lost or stolen personal information in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015. During the survey period, it was found that four percent of respondents reported that in such case they should have been notified by the EU institution and bodies.

Who do you think should inform you if information that is held about you is lost or stolen?*

CharacteristicShare of respondents
The authority or private company handling your data 65%
The European Data Protection Authority 45%
The Data Protection Authority of the country where the authority or private company is established 21%
An independent organization for the protection of data rights 13%
A court 12%
The EU institutions and bodies 4%
Other (Spontaneous) 2%
Don't know 5%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents65%65%45%45%21%21%13%13%12%12%4%4%2%2%5%5%The authority or private company handling your dataThe European Data Protection AuthorityThe Data Protection Authority of the country where the authority orprivate company is establishedAn independent organization for the protection of data rightsA courtThe EU institutions and bodiesOther (Spontaneous)Don't know
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%

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Release date

June 2015

Region

EU

Survey time period

February 28, 2015 to March 9, 2015

Number of respondents

27,980 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

residents of the EU 28 member states.

Supplementary notes

* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB22 Who do you think should inform you if information that is held about you is lost or stolen? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)"

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