An April 2019 survey conducted among adults in the United States found that 66 percent of respondents stated that being notified by companies about a data breach was the most important corporate data privacy practice. Ranking second was the ability to opt out of one's personal data being sold to other companies, with 61 percent of respondents stating this as most important.
How important are the following corporate data privacy practices?
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Online harassment
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- Basic Statistic UK: harassment experienced online 2022
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- Attitudes to online privacy in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2013
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- Increasing digital privacy concern APAC 2015 by country or region
- Germany: platforms profiting from ePrivacy Regulation 2018
- Concerns about connected devices use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2014
- Perception of online data security in Germany 2014-2020
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- Share of mobile users who shared personal information online Japan 2019, by type
- Employee privacy in the workplace resulting from IoT devices in Europe in 2015
- Views on likelihood of personal data leak on internet India 2019
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- Attitudes towards privacy in the U.S. 2018
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- Managing data privacy on connected devices in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Changing consumer behavior as a result of data breaches in the UK 2014-2015
- U.S. online strategies to shield information from the government 2019
- Increasing digital privacy concern APAC 2015 by country or region
- Germany: platforms profiting from ePrivacy Regulation 2018
- Concerns about connected devices use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2014
- Perception of online data security in Germany 2014-2020
- Reading rate of mobile app privacy policy in China 2020
- Ensuring compliance in customer acquisition in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Share of mobile users who shared personal information online Japan 2019, by type
- Employee privacy in the workplace resulting from IoT devices in Europe in 2015
- Views on likelihood of personal data leak on internet India 2019
- Peru: trust levels in selected private personal data collectors 2019
- Attitudes towards privacy in the U.S. 2018
- Comparison of behaviors regarding digital privacy in the U.S. and Germany 2020
MediaPro. (April 30, 2019). How important are the following corporate data privacy practices? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050306/us-opinion-on-corporate-data-privacy-practices/
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MediaPro. (2019). How important are the following corporate data privacy practices?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050306/us-opinion-on-corporate-data-privacy-practices/
MediaPro. "How Important Are The following Corporate Data Privacy Practices?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050306/us-opinion-on-corporate-data-privacy-practices/
MediaPro, How important are the following corporate data privacy practices? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050306/us-opinion-on-corporate-data-privacy-practices/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
How important are the following corporate data privacy practices? [Graph], MediaPro, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050306/us-opinion-on-corporate-data-privacy-practices/