This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the measures taken to protect online privacy in the Netherlands in 2017. When respondents were asked how they protect their online privacy, roughly 65 percent indicated that they protect their online privacy by using strong passwords. Roughly five percent, on the other hand, indicated that they refrain from taking measures to protect their online privacy.
How do you protect your online privacy?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Strong passwords
64%
Different passwords
53%
Regularly update systems
51%
Use secured internet connections
50%
Cookie-settings
35%
Consciously not leave behind data
33%
Adblockers
29%
Conscious choice of internet browser
28%
Take action in case of trouble
27%
Track blockers
12%
I do not take measures to protect my online privacy
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BIT Internet Technology. (January 1, 2018). How do you protect your online privacy? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/831601/measures-taken-to-protect-online-privacy-in-the-netherlands/
BIT Internet Technology. "How do you protect your online privacy?." Chart. January 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831601/measures-taken-to-protect-online-privacy-in-the-netherlands/
BIT Internet Technology. (2018). How do you protect your online privacy?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831601/measures-taken-to-protect-online-privacy-in-the-netherlands/
BIT Internet Technology. "How Do You Protect Your Online Privacy?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831601/measures-taken-to-protect-online-privacy-in-the-netherlands/
BIT Internet Technology, How do you protect your online privacy? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831601/measures-taken-to-protect-online-privacy-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
How do you protect your online privacy? [Graph], BIT Internet Technology, January 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/831601/measures-taken-to-protect-online-privacy-in-the-netherlands/
