According to a 2019 survey of smartphone users in selected markets, 38 percent of respondents felt that they did not have a choice in giving up their personal data despite when agreeing to terms and conditions when using apps and services. Additionally, only 12 percent of smartphone users felt that they were never asked for permission, even though they knew their personal data was being collected.
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MarketingCharts. (April 24, 2020). Attitudes towards control over personal data according to smartphone users worldwide in 2018 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113739/smartphone-users-feel-about-control-personal-data/
MarketingCharts. "Attitudes towards control over personal data according to smartphone users worldwide in 2018 and 2019." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113739/smartphone-users-feel-about-control-personal-data/
MarketingCharts. (2020). Attitudes towards control over personal data according to smartphone users worldwide in 2018 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113739/smartphone-users-feel-about-control-personal-data/
MarketingCharts. "Attitudes towards Control over Personal Data According to Smartphone Users Worldwide in 2018 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113739/smartphone-users-feel-about-control-personal-data/
MarketingCharts, Attitudes towards control over personal data according to smartphone users worldwide in 2018 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113739/smartphone-users-feel-about-control-personal-data/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Attitudes towards control over personal data according to smartphone users worldwide in 2018 and 2019 [Graph], MarketingCharts, April 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113739/smartphone-users-feel-about-control-personal-data/