According to a May 2023 survey of internet users in the United States, around 40 percent of the respondents worried about companies selling their personal data or people stealing their identity online. A further 15 percent expressed concerns about law enforcement monitoring what they do online.
Most common concerns of adults in the United States regarding personal information as of May 2023
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Data privacy by demographics
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Data tracking on mobile devices
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- Premium Statistic U.S. smartphone users who made privacy changes on their devices 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. smartphone users who made privacy changes on their devices 2022, by OS
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User data requests by government
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- Premium Statistic Google user data requests by U.S. federal authorities 2010-2023
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- Basic Statistic User data requests to Microsoft by law enforcement H2 2022, by country
Data breaches
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- Basic Statistic Number of data compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2005-2023
- Basic Statistic U.S. major data compromises 2023, by number of victims
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- Premium Statistic U.S. number of data sets affected in data breaches Q1 2020-Q4 2023
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Data privacy actions
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- Basic Statistic U.S. adults digital privacy actions 2023
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults actions on securing online data 2023, by knowledge level
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Privacy laws
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- Basic Statistic State privacy laws in the U.S. 2023, by consumer rights covered
- Basic Statistic State privacy laws in the U.S. 2023, by business obligations
- Basic Statistic Data privacy and security law enforcement cases in the U.S. 2022-2023 YTD
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- Premium Statistic CCPA compliance progress among U.S. companies Q1 2022- Q2 2023
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Pew Research Center. (October 18, 2023). Most common concerns of adults in the United States regarding personal information as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423984/data-privacy-concerns-us/
Pew Research Center. "Most common concerns of adults in the United States regarding personal information as of May 2023." Chart. October 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423984/data-privacy-concerns-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Most common concerns of adults in the United States regarding personal information as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423984/data-privacy-concerns-us/
Pew Research Center. "Most Common Concerns of Adults in The United States regarding Personal Information as of May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423984/data-privacy-concerns-us/
Pew Research Center, Most common concerns of adults in the United States regarding personal information as of May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423984/data-privacy-concerns-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Most common concerns of adults in the United States regarding personal information as of May 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423984/data-privacy-concerns-us/