This statistic shows the results of a survey on how aware consumers were of their rights regarding data protection under the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017. The survey, that looked into consumer attitudes towards sharing their personal data with businesses, found that 70 percent of respondents stated to never have heard of the new data protection regulations that will apply from March 2018 onwards.
Share of respondents that agreed with the following statements on data privacy and the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017
* The source does not specify the date of the survey.
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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WARC. (December 12, 2017). Share of respondents that agreed with the following statements on data privacy and the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791400/gdpr-consumer-awareness-in-the-uk/
WARC. "Share of respondents that agreed with the following statements on data privacy and the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017." Chart. December 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791400/gdpr-consumer-awareness-in-the-uk/
WARC. (2017). Share of respondents that agreed with the following statements on data privacy and the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791400/gdpr-consumer-awareness-in-the-uk/
WARC. "Share of Respondents That Agreed with The following Statements on Data Privacy and The Upcoming Gdpr Legislation in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of December 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791400/gdpr-consumer-awareness-in-the-uk/
WARC, Share of respondents that agreed with the following statements on data privacy and the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791400/gdpr-consumer-awareness-in-the-uk/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Share of respondents that agreed with the following statements on data privacy and the upcoming GDPR legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2017 [Graph], WARC, December 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/791400/gdpr-consumer-awareness-in-the-uk/