A global survey conducted between November 2022 and January 2023 found that nearly 60 percent of the respondents around the world were convinced that it is impossible to protect their privacy. Japan had the highest share of respondents agreeing with the statement, 64 percent. Users in India were more optimistic about it than respondents from other countries.
Share of internet users who believe it's impossible to protect their privacy online as of January 2023, by country
The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.
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Gen Digital. (February 28, 2023). Share of internet users who believe it's impossible to protect their privacy online as of January 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122375/internet-users-believe-lost-control-personal-information-collected/
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