This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the level of concern over data collection by connected devices in the United Kingdom in 2015. During the survey period, it was found that 21 percent of respondents reported not being very concerned.
How concerned are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through connected devices?*
Source adds the following information:
"Data were weighted for each country to be representative of that country by age, gender and region. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules."
* Original survey question was phrased as following:
"Q9 There are an increasing number of devices that can connect to the internet, ranging from thermostats, to cars to vending machines. As with devices like smartphones and computers, personal data will be collected by these devices (e.g. home energy usage by a thermostat) for the organizations that provide these services. How concerned, if at all, are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through these devices?"
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ComRes. (March 9, 2015). How concerned are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through connected devices?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/505038/level-of-concern-over-data-collection-by-connected-devices-in-the-uk/
ComRes. "How concerned are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through connected devices?*." Chart. March 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505038/level-of-concern-over-data-collection-by-connected-devices-in-the-uk/
ComRes. (2015). How concerned are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through connected devices?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505038/level-of-concern-over-data-collection-by-connected-devices-in-the-uk/
ComRes. "How Concerned Are You about The Collection and Usage of Personal Data by Organizations through Connected Devices?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505038/level-of-concern-over-data-collection-by-connected-devices-in-the-uk/
ComRes, How concerned are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through connected devices?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505038/level-of-concern-over-data-collection-by-connected-devices-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
How concerned are you about the collection and usage of personal data by organizations through connected devices?* [Graph], ComRes, March 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/505038/level-of-concern-over-data-collection-by-connected-devices-in-the-uk/
