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A survey carried out in 2021 revealed how important having more control over personal data is to UK adults. A third of respondents said this was extremely important to them, a further 37 percent said it was very important, and 22 percent said it was moderately important. Just 1.6 percent said having more control over personal data and how it is shared was not at all important to them.
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Providing personal data
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- Basic Statistic Comfort levels when providing personal information online in the European Union 2015
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Privacy settings
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Concerns about data sharing
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- Basic Statistic Level of concern about the control over personal data shared online in the EU 2015
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Trust in governmental data protection
3
Data protection by organizations
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- U.S. online user privacy measure usage 2017
- U.S. user attention regarding smartphone app permissions 2017
- Germany: trust in healthcare institutions to deal responsibly with data online 2015
- Share of users trusting data protection of financial institutions in Italy 2018
- Leading U.S. online user privacy measures 2017
- Share of users trusting data protection by public institutions in Italy 2018
- Frequency of reading mobile app privacy policies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
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- Frequency of reading privacy policies online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
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Measure Protocol. (March 25, 2021). How important is it to you to have more control over your data and how it is shared? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228375/share-of-adults-who-want-more-control-over-their-data-uk/
Measure Protocol. "How important is it to you to have more control over your data and how it is shared?." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228375/share-of-adults-who-want-more-control-over-their-data-uk/
Measure Protocol. (2021). How important is it to you to have more control over your data and how it is shared?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228375/share-of-adults-who-want-more-control-over-their-data-uk/
Measure Protocol. "How Important Is It to You to Have More Control over Your Data and How It Is Shared?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228375/share-of-adults-who-want-more-control-over-their-data-uk/
Measure Protocol, How important is it to you to have more control over your data and how it is shared? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228375/share-of-adults-who-want-more-control-over-their-data-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
How important is it to you to have more control over your data and how it is shared? [Graph], Measure Protocol, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228375/share-of-adults-who-want-more-control-over-their-data-uk/