The statistic displays the result of a survey conducted in 2019 on respondents' actions against data misuse in Sweden. 50 percent of the participants did not take any actions. The most common measure taken, according to 32 percent of respondents was to delete an app from their phone. The least common measure, according to one percent of respondents was to report to the Swedish Data Protection Authority.
Have you taken any of the following actions to prevent personal data misuse in the past month?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
No, I have not done anything
50%
I have deleted an app from my phone
32%
I have cancelled a purchase
23%
I have uninstalled a program from my PC
18%
I have cancelled a subscription
18%
I have contacted some organization to ask how my data is being used
2%
I have reported to The Swedish Data Protection Authority
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "HAR DU UNDER DEN SENASTE MÅNADEN GJORT NÅGOT AV FÖLJANDE FÖR ATT DU KÄNT DIG OROLIG FÖR HUR DIN PERSONLIGA INFORMATION KAN KOMMA ATT ANVÄNDAS DIGITALT?"
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Insight Intelligence. (January 31, 2019). Have you taken any of the following actions to prevent personal data misuse in the past month? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990672/actions-taken-to-prevent-personal-data-misuse-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence. "Have you taken any of the following actions to prevent personal data misuse in the past month?." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990672/actions-taken-to-prevent-personal-data-misuse-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence. (2019). Have you taken any of the following actions to prevent personal data misuse in the past month?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990672/actions-taken-to-prevent-personal-data-misuse-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence. "Have You Taken Any of The following Actions to Prevent Personal Data Misuse in The past Month?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990672/actions-taken-to-prevent-personal-data-misuse-in-sweden/
Insight Intelligence, Have you taken any of the following actions to prevent personal data misuse in the past month? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990672/actions-taken-to-prevent-personal-data-misuse-in-sweden/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Have you taken any of the following actions to prevent personal data misuse in the past month? [Graph], Insight Intelligence, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/990672/actions-taken-to-prevent-personal-data-misuse-in-sweden/
