During a 2021 survey carried out in Sweden, 15 percent of responding adults (16+) stated they always thought their phones and computers eavesdropped on their conversations to show ads. Additionally, almost a quarter said they sometimes did.
Share of adults who thought their phone or computer listened to their conversations to show ads in Sweden as of November 2021
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Lunds universitet. (February 17, 2022). Share of adults who thought their phone or computer listened to their conversations to show ads in Sweden as of November 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309360/device-listen-conversations-ads-sweden/
Lunds universitet. "Share of adults who thought their phone or computer listened to their conversations to show ads in Sweden as of November 2021." Chart. February 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309360/device-listen-conversations-ads-sweden/
Lunds universitet. (2022). Share of adults who thought their phone or computer listened to their conversations to show ads in Sweden as of November 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309360/device-listen-conversations-ads-sweden/
Lunds universitet. "Share of Adults Who Thought Their Phone or Computer Listened to Their Conversations to Show Ads in Sweden as of November 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309360/device-listen-conversations-ads-sweden/
Lunds universitet, Share of adults who thought their phone or computer listened to their conversations to show ads in Sweden as of November 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309360/device-listen-conversations-ads-sweden/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Share of adults who thought their phone or computer listened to their conversations to show ads in Sweden as of November 2021 [Graph], Lunds universitet, February 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309360/device-listen-conversations-ads-sweden/