Many internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) are already aware that their personal data is being collected by social media companies. Despite this, results from a 2020 survey highlight that the majority (88 percent) of respondents believed that their offline conversations were safe. 75 percent also felt confident that their online media consumption was not being tracked. A significant share (68 percent) did not think that their purchase history was being monitored, while over half of all responding adults did not believe that their browsing history, location, and social media behavior was being tracked at all.
Types of data that UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020
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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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- Opinions on the use of ID cards to register on social media in Italy 2018
- Anticipated expenditure related to the GDPR* 2017
- GDPR annual budgets by organisational size
- Global smartphone users feelings on control over personal data 2019
- Concerns about personal data online among French Internet users 2017
- Loyalty programs: importance of data privacy among consumers in the Netherlands 2016
- Preference of companies collecting data South Korea 2018
- Big data analytics for personalized medicine in the EU 2017
- Loyalty programs: importance of data privacy among consumers in Germany 2016
- Number of security breaches experienced by UK organizations in 2012, by size
- Concern of Australian users regarding data theft through apps 2012
- Opinion on data collection by companies South Korea 2018
- Future GDPR impact on M&A due diligence 2018, by region
- Loyalty programs: importance of data privacy among consumers in Poland 2016
- Knowledge of privacy rights in the U.S. 2021
- Website terms of use awareness in Russia 2020
- Data security concern compared to one year ago in Australia 2018
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- Opinions on the use of ID cards to register on social media in Italy 2018
- Anticipated expenditure related to the GDPR* 2017
- GDPR annual budgets by organisational size
- Global smartphone users feelings on control over personal data 2019
- Concerns about personal data online among French Internet users 2017
- Loyalty programs: importance of data privacy among consumers in the Netherlands 2016
- Preference of companies collecting data South Korea 2018
- Big data analytics for personalized medicine in the EU 2017
- Loyalty programs: importance of data privacy among consumers in Germany 2016
- Number of security breaches experienced by UK organizations in 2012, by size
- Concern of Australian users regarding data theft through apps 2012
- Opinion on data collection by companies South Korea 2018
- Future GDPR impact on M&A due diligence 2018, by region
- Loyalty programs: importance of data privacy among consumers in Poland 2016
- Knowledge of privacy rights in the U.S. 2021
- Website terms of use awareness in Russia 2020
- Data security concern compared to one year ago in Australia 2018
Okta. (June 24, 2020). Types of data that UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188692/data-not-collected-by-social-media-uk/
Okta. "Types of data that UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188692/data-not-collected-by-social-media-uk/
Okta. (2020). Types of data that UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188692/data-not-collected-by-social-media-uk/
Okta. "Types of Data That Uk Citizens Do Not Believe Social Media Companies Are Collecting in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188692/data-not-collected-by-social-media-uk/
Okta, Types of data that UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188692/data-not-collected-by-social-media-uk/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Types of data that UK citizens do not believe social media companies are collecting in 2020 [Graph], Okta, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188692/data-not-collected-by-social-media-uk/