Survey: ~60% US adults believe they can not avoid data collection by corporations or govt., 81% think the risks of corporate data collection outweigh benefits
Majorities think their personal data is less secure now, that data collection poses more risks than benefits …
Pew Research Center
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48% of Americans say they feel as if they have no control over who can access the search terms they use online. 41% say the same about the websites they visit. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
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Who'da thunk it? People *do* give a shit, after all. Maybe it's time they were given more actual #choice & #control? https://twitter.com/...
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-69% of Americans skeptical that companies will use their private info in a way they're comfortable with -79% don't believe that companies will come clean if they misuse info -80% feel they have no control over how their info is collected https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...
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Do you feel like you have any control over how social media sites and advertisers collect your information? More than 80% of American's don't. https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...
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63% of Americans say they understand very little or nothing at all about the laws and regulations that are currently in place to protect their data privacy. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...
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72% of Americans report feeling that all, almost all, or most of what they do online or while using their cellphone is being tracked by advertisers, technology firms, or other companies. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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81% of Americans say that the potential risks of data collection by companies outweigh the benefits and 66% say the same about government data collection. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...