Europe: data access right awareness 2019

In the European Union, Swedish users were the most aware of the right to access their personal data held by private companies (73 percent). On the other hand, only 30 percent of individuals in Romania were aware that companies must comply with data protection ruling and let individuals access to their personal data.

Share of individuals in Europe aware of their right to access personal data at private companies as of October 2019, by country

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Release date

June 2020

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Survey time period

January 2019 to October 2019

Number of respondents

35,000 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

The number of interviews and the date of survey differed in each country.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Your personal data includes information about you such as your address or date of birth. Are you aware of any laws in [COUNTRY] that allow you to check what personal data has been collected about you by the following organizations? (a) Public administration – including local authorities, (b) A private company.

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