GDPR: drawbacks for citizens in Germany 2017

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the opinion of IT decision makers regarding the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017. During the survey, 47 percent of the respondents stated that they felt their data was no safer as a result since cyber attackers would still find a way to access it if they wanted to.

Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The data is no safer as a result, cyber attackers will still find a way to access it if they want	47%
There is the risk of important data being deleted	40%
Companies may increase prices as they aim to insulate themselves against fines	37%
With companies collecting less of the data, the customer experience will be negatively impacted	28%
By not passing on the data to third parties, the citizens may lose out on relevant offers and deals	15%
There are no drawbacks to EU GDPR for independant citizens	15%

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Release date

May 2017

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Region

Europe, Germany

Survey time period

April 17 to May 9, 2017

Number of respondents

100 respondents

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IT decision makers of organisations with 1,000+ employees;

Supplementary notes

* The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "As an independent citizen, what are the drawbacks/negative aspects of EU GDPR?"

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