Online privacy and data protection in the European Union (EU)

Statistics report about online privacy, privacy concerns, and consumer attitudes in the EU

Online privacy and data protection in the European Union (EU)

This report presents a selected range of statistics and data about online privacy and data protection in the European Union (EU).

It includes the following sections:
  

  • Chapter 1: Providing personal data
    •   
  • Chapter 2: Privacy settings
    •     
  • Chapter 3: Concerns about data sharing
    •   
  • Chapter 4: Trust in governmental data protection
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  • Chapter 5: Data protection by organizations

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    Providing personal data

    5
    • Basic Statistic Comfort levels when providing personal information online in the European Union 2015
    • Basic Statistic Willingness to share personal data for free services online in the EU-28 2015
    • Basic Statistic EU-28: opinions on the necessity of sharing personal information online 2015
    • Premium Statistic Attitudes to necessary data sharing for online purchases in the European Union 2015
    • Basic Statistic Leading reasons for providing personal data online in the European Union (EU-28) 2015

    Privacy settings

    3
    • Basic Statistic Adjusting privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) 2015
    • Basic Statistic Perceived difficulty of changing privacy settings on social media in the EU-28 2015
    • Basic Statistic Reasons for not changing privacy settings on social media sites in the EU-28 2015

    Concerns about data sharing

    8
    • Basic Statistic Level of concern about the control over personal data shared online in the EU 2015
    • Basic Statistic Distribution of concerns over online data collection in the European Union 2016
    • Basic Statistic Levels of comfort with data collection by social media networks in the EU-28 2016
    • Basic Statistic Levels of comfort with data collection by search engines in the European Union 2016
    • Premium Statistic Levels of comfort with data collection by online marketplaces in the EU-28 2016
    • Basic Statistic Leading concerns about providing personal data online in the EU-28 2015
    • Basic Statistic Concerns about personal data loss and theft in the EU-28 2015, by storage medium
    • Basic Statistic Felt level of control over personal data provided online in the European Union 2015

    Trust in governmental data protection

    3
    • Basic Statistic Awareness of data collection by government agencies in the EU-28 in 2015
    • Basic Statistic Impact of online data collection by governments on residents' trust in the EU 2015
    • Basic Statistic EU: trust in European institutions to deal responsibly with personal data online 2015

    Data protection by organizations

    6
    • Basic Statistic Public opinion on the responsibility for online data in the EU 2015, by party
    • Basic Statistic EU: willingness to be informed about lost or stolen personal information 2015
    • Basic Statistic EU: responsible parties for informing residents about lost personal data 2015
    • Basic Statistic Preferred recipients of complaints regarding personal data protection in the EU 2015
    • Basic Statistic Expectation of cyberattack on your organization in the next year in Europe in 2015
    • Premium Statistic Biggest IoT security concerns for enterprises in Europe in 2015
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