This statistic ranks the most commonly used online privacy measures of U.S. users. During the May 2017 survey, 67 percent of respondents who took online privacy measures stated that they deleted cookies and 71 percent stated that they deleted their browser history.
Which of these measures do you take with regard to your online privacy?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Deleting browser history
71%
Deleting cookies
67%
Deleting cache
61%
Not using unsecured websites
40%
Not providing personal information in the internet
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Statista Survey. (June 9, 2017). Which of these measures do you take with regard to your online privacy? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/714130/us-online-usage-privacy-measures-usage/
Statista Survey. "Which of these measures do you take with regard to your online privacy?." Chart. June 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/714130/us-online-usage-privacy-measures-usage/
Statista Survey. (2017). Which of these measures do you take with regard to your online privacy?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/714130/us-online-usage-privacy-measures-usage/
Statista Survey. "Which of These Measures Do You Take with Regard to Your Online Privacy?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/714130/us-online-usage-privacy-measures-usage/
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