This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in Finland on the opinions about the safety of user data on Facebook as of spring 2018. According to the survey, 58 percent of respondents stated that they were very or somewhat concerned about Facebook using their uploaded data in a malignant manner. The survey was conducted after the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal, where the Facebook user information of 50 million Americans was shared to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm.
Are you worried about Facebook using your data in a harmful manner?
representative of the Finnish adult population (15 years and older); 3% error margin
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Oletko huolestunut siitä, että Facebookiin laittamiasi tietoja voitaisiin käyttää sinua kohtaan vahingollisesti?"
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