As of September 2020, 68 percent of internet users in the United States believed that Facebook was spying on their users. In comparison, merely 20 percent of survey respondents believed the same thing about LinkedIn.
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PC Magazine. "Share of internet users in the United States who believe select tech companies are spying on their users as of September 2020." Chart. October 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191946/tech-companies-spying-internet-users-usa/
PC Magazine. (2020). Share of internet users in the United States who believe select tech companies are spying on their users as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191946/tech-companies-spying-internet-users-usa/
PC Magazine. "Share of Internet Users in The United States Who Believe Select Tech Companies Are Spying on Their Users as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191946/tech-companies-spying-internet-users-usa/
PC Magazine, Share of internet users in the United States who believe select tech companies are spying on their users as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191946/tech-companies-spying-internet-users-usa/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Share of internet users in the United States who believe select tech companies are spying on their users as of September 2020 [Graph], PC Magazine, October 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191946/tech-companies-spying-internet-users-usa/