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How Americans View Data Privacy (www.pewresearch.org)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

This survey was conducted among 5,101 U.S. adults from May 15 to 21, 2023

% say they are concerned about how ... use(s) the data they collect about them

  • Companies: 81%
  • The government: 71%

% say they have little to no understanding about what ... do(es) with the data they collect about them

  • Companies: 67%
  • The government: 77%

% say they have very little or no trust at all that leaders of social media companies will

  • Publicly admit mistakes and take responsibility when they misuse or compromises users' personal data: 77%
  • Not sell users' personal data to others without their consent: 76%
  • Be held accountable by the government if they misuse or compromise users' personal data: 71%

% say that as companies use AI to collect and analyze personal information, this information will be used in ways that ...

  • People would not be comfortable with: 81%
  • Were not originally intended: 80%
  • Could make people's lives easier: 62%

% say that when they think about managing their privacy online, they ...

  • Trust themselves to make the right decisions about their personal information: 78%
  • Feel skeptical that anything they do will make much difference: 61%
  • Feel overwhelmed by figuring out what they need to do: 37%
  • Feel privacy is not that big of a deal to them: 29%
  • Are confident those who have access to their personal information will do what is right: 21%

% say they ... agree to online privacy policies right away, without reading what the policies say

  • Always, almost always or often: 56%
  • Sometimes: 22%
  • Rarely or never: 18%
  • No answer: 4%

Please read the report for a more in-depth look at the data and analysis!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

% say that when they think about managing their privacy online, they ...

  • Trust themselves to make the right decisions about their personal information: 78%

That implies we get to make decisions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, especially everything now is in the hands of so few players, we don't have much of a choice!