The graph shows the share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by private companies belong to citizens. Based on the 2017 findings, 74 percent of respondents agreed that data collected by private companies should be owned by the citizens it was collected from, with just 46 percent agreeing that this data should be provided to governments in order to improve public services and benefit Canadians.
Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by private companies belongs to citizens in 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Data collected by private companies should be owned by the citizens they collect it from
74%
Data collected by private companies should be provided to governments so that they can use it to improve public services and benefit Canadians
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Ipsos. (September 18, 2017). Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by private companies belongs to citizens in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798295/canada-business-data-citizens/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Ipsos. (2017). Share of Canadian citizens who agree that data collected by private companies belongs to citizens in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798295/canada-business-data-citizens/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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