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How Americans View Data Privacy
(www.pewresearch.org)
cross-posted from: https://links.hackliberty.org/post/2496422
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!
That last bit is correct. The privacy commissioners are under-resourced and a large number of businesses are not actually compliant with the GDPR. Only a few highly visible infractions get addressed, and even with those the final result is not fixing the infractions and paying the fine; usually a small payment is made along with an agreement that the party will behave better in the future.