U.S. perception on granting smartphone app permissions 2019

Published by J. Clement, Sep 13, 2019
According to an April 2019 survey conducted among adults in the United States, 40 percent of respondents said they were least comfortable with allowing apps to read and modify their contacts. During the measured period, respondents were least concerned about granting apps access to their mobile calendars, with 16 percent stating they were most comfortable apps adding or modifying calendar events.

How comfortable are you with a mobile app having the following permissions?

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Release date

April 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 2019

Number of respondents

1,004 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

U.S. employees

Supplementary notes

Survey respondents were asked how comfortable they were with granting a downloaded smartphone application the following permissions on a scale from 1 to 5 (with 5 being the most comfortable).

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