In a survey carried out in 2021, a third of respondents said they had been negatively impacted by a privacy breach. Of these, six percent had been impacted in the past month. Slightly less than half of the respondents to the survey said they had never been impacted by a privacy breach, and roughly 20 percent were not sure.
Have you ever been negatively impacted by a privacy breach?
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Measure Protocol. (March 25, 2021). Have you ever been negatively impacted by a privacy breach? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228385/adults-impacted-by-a-privacy-breach-uk/
Measure Protocol. "Have you ever been negatively impacted by a privacy breach?." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228385/adults-impacted-by-a-privacy-breach-uk/
Measure Protocol. (2021). Have you ever been negatively impacted by a privacy breach?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228385/adults-impacted-by-a-privacy-breach-uk/
Measure Protocol. "Have You Ever Been Negatively Impacted by a Privacy Breach?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228385/adults-impacted-by-a-privacy-breach-uk/
Measure Protocol, Have you ever been negatively impacted by a privacy breach? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228385/adults-impacted-by-a-privacy-breach-uk/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Have you ever been negatively impacted by a privacy breach? [Graph], Measure Protocol, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228385/adults-impacted-by-a-privacy-breach-uk/