A survey carried out online in 2021 asked adults in the United Kingdom (UK) which measures they felt would increase their trust in how their personal information was handled by companies and organizations. The top two responses were banning companies from sharing said information with third parties, and making it a legal requirement for companies to inform consumers if their data had been breached.
Which of the following, if any, would increase your trust and confidence in how your personal information is used and made available by companies and organisations?
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Statistics on Online privacy in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview in Europe and the UK
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GDPR
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- Basic Statistic Largest fines issued for violations of GDPR as of 2022
- Premium Statistic Europe: cases of non-compliance to GDPR 2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Awareness about GDPR in Europe 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic GDPR compliance among European small businesses 2019
- Premium Statistic GDPR compliance spending among European small businesses 2019
- Premium Statistic Areas of investments for the GDPR compliance among UK companies 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of websites with consent management platforms (CMP) in the UK 2019
Consumer data and marketing
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- Premium Statistic Customer data initiatives of marketing organizations in the UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Most popular consent management systems used by marketing firms UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Methods currently used by marketing companies to collect customer data UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Reasons for inaccurate or invalid customer data according to UK marketing firms 2020
- Premium Statistic Sharing personal data: incentives for consumers in the UK 2019
- Premium Statistic Types of personal data consumers would be most willing to sell to companies UK 2020
- Premium Statistic UK consumers not willing to sell their personal data 2020, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of UK consumers taking action to limit sharing personal data 2019, by age group
User awareness and concern
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- Premium Statistic Concerns regarding the protection of personal information in the UK 2021
- Basic Statistic Trust in organizations storing and using personal information in the UK 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Trust in various organizations to use personal data ethically in the UK 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic Most important rights regarding personal data held by companies in the UK in 2021
- Premium Statistic Consumer understanding of personal data use by companies in the UK, 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons for low levels of trust in handling of personal data by companies UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Measures that would increase trust in UK companies handling personal data 2021
- Premium Statistic Data which UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020
Spotlight: online privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic
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- Basic Statistic Cumulative downloads of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales 2021
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on contact tracing in relation to privacy in the UK in 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic COVID-19: Change in trust regarding the handling of personal data in the UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Importance of open access to data about COVID-19 in the UK in May 2020
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on government's data strategy in relation to COVID-19 in the UK 2020
Further related statistics
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- Leading industry 4.0 data security concerns worldwide, as of 2016
- Consequences of information security incidents among businesses in Norway 2018
- Public opinion on providers and their ability to safeguard personal data U.S. 2017
- Changes in privacy and information security after GDPR in Norway in 2018
- Main challenges with big data projects for global companies 2014
- Trust in data security in the U.S. 2022, by institution
- Areas for improving public confidence for use of digital ID Thailand 2019
- Preferred privacy settings for social networks in Germany in 2013
- Activities improving awareness of information security in Norway 2018, by type
- Share of businesses with management systems for information security in Norway 2018
- Reporting information security incidents among businesses in Norway 2018
- Share of encountered information security incidents in businesses in Norway 2016-2018
- Share of encountered information security incidents in businesses in Norway 2018
- Self-assessed risk of SMBs having a cyber incident in Australia 2019
- Leading sectors using distributed ledger technology worldwide 2018
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- Leading industry 4.0 data security concerns worldwide, as of 2016
- Consequences of information security incidents among businesses in Norway 2018
- Public opinion on providers and their ability to safeguard personal data U.S. 2017
- Changes in privacy and information security after GDPR in Norway in 2018
- Main challenges with big data projects for global companies 2014
- Trust in data security in the U.S. 2022, by institution
- Areas for improving public confidence for use of digital ID Thailand 2019
- Preferred privacy settings for social networks in Germany in 2013
- Activities improving awareness of information security in Norway 2018, by type
- Share of businesses with management systems for information security in Norway 2018
- Reporting information security incidents among businesses in Norway 2018
- Share of encountered information security incidents in businesses in Norway 2016-2018
- Share of encountered information security incidents in businesses in Norway 2018
- Self-assessed risk of SMBs having a cyber incident in Australia 2019
- Leading sectors using distributed ledger technology worldwide 2018
Information Commissioner's Office. (June 7, 2021). Which of the following, if any, would increase your trust and confidence in how your personal information is used and made available by companies and organisations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184870/trust-measures-personal-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which of the following, if any, would increase your trust and confidence in how your personal information is used and made available by companies and organisations? ." Chart. June 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184870/trust-measures-personal-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2021). Which of the following, if any, would increase your trust and confidence in how your personal information is used and made available by companies and organisations? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184870/trust-measures-personal-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Which of The Following, If Any, Would Increase Your Trust and Confidence in How Your Personal Information Is Used and Made Available by Companies and Organisations? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184870/trust-measures-personal-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, Which of the following, if any, would increase your trust and confidence in how your personal information is used and made available by companies and organisations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184870/trust-measures-personal-data-handling-uk/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Which of the following, if any, would increase your trust and confidence in how your personal information is used and made available by companies and organisations? [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, June 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184870/trust-measures-personal-data-handling-uk/