During a 2021 survey, 74 percent of respondents from the United Kingdom stated they were concerned about how companies they interacted with online used their personal data. In Austria, the share stood at 52 percent.
Share of consumers concerned about how companies used their personal data in selected countries worldwide as of August 2021
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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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- Global share of consumers trading personal data for rewards November 2022
- Leading concerns of consumers regarding their personal data APAC 2022
- Global consumers sharing personal data for better service November 2022, by data type
- Share of adults who believe companies use their online personal data Australia 2021
- Children apps treatment of personal data 2022, by app store
- Level of concern about security and privacy of personal data Singapore 2022
- Consumer concern about personal data usage by companies SEA 2022
- Number of personal data breaches in Europe 2018-2022, by country
- U.S. trust in tech companies with personal data 2021
- U.S. consumer reasons for sharing personal data 2021
- Consumers' opinions on online personal data protection in China 2022
- Trust in various organizations to use personal data ethically in the UK 2019, by age
- Sharing personal data online in Poland 2022
- U.S. consumers opinion on who benefits from personal data trade 2021
- U.S. consumers thinking companies benefit from personal data trade 2021, by gender
- Global consumers opinion on personal data control by tech companies 2021
- Global smartphone users feelings on control over personal data 2019
- Willingness to share personal data among internet users in Norway 2018
- Opinions on personal data protection in Norway 2018
- User data collection in select mobile iOS streaming apps worldwide 2021, by type
- User data collection in select mobile iOS messaging apps worldwide 2021, by type
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Deloitte. (December 8, 2021). Share of consumers concerned about how companies used their personal data in selected countries worldwide as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333957/concern-companies-use-data-worldwide/
Deloitte. "Share of consumers concerned about how companies used their personal data in selected countries worldwide as of August 2021." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333957/concern-companies-use-data-worldwide/
Deloitte. (2021). Share of consumers concerned about how companies used their personal data in selected countries worldwide as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333957/concern-companies-use-data-worldwide/
Deloitte. "Share of Consumers Concerned about How Companies Used Their Personal Data in Selected Countries Worldwide as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333957/concern-companies-use-data-worldwide/
Deloitte, Share of consumers concerned about how companies used their personal data in selected countries worldwide as of August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333957/concern-companies-use-data-worldwide/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Share of consumers concerned about how companies used their personal data in selected countries worldwide as of August 2021 [Graph], Deloitte, December 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333957/concern-companies-use-data-worldwide/