According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 73 percent of respondents stated the type of personal information they were reluctant to provide to organizations was financial information. Aeound 66 percent of respondents stated they were reluctant to provide biometric information.
Types of personal information that people are reluctant to provide to organizations in Australia in 2020
among a sample representative of the general Australian population
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey asked: "Thinking now about providing your personal information to any business, organisation or government agency, in general, what types of information are you reluctant to provide? B4. And which one of these do you feel most reluctant to provide?"
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OAIC. (September 24, 2020). Types of personal information that people are reluctant to provide to organizations in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1260374/australia-reluctance-of-providing-personal-data-by-type/
OAIC. "Types of personal information that people are reluctant to provide to organizations in Australia in 2020." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1260374/australia-reluctance-of-providing-personal-data-by-type/
OAIC. (2020). Types of personal information that people are reluctant to provide to organizations in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1260374/australia-reluctance-of-providing-personal-data-by-type/
OAIC. "Types of Personal Information That People Are Reluctant to Provide to Organizations in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1260374/australia-reluctance-of-providing-personal-data-by-type/
OAIC, Types of personal information that people are reluctant to provide to organizations in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1260374/australia-reluctance-of-providing-personal-data-by-type/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Types of personal information that people are reluctant to provide to organizations in Australia in 2020 [Graph], OAIC, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1260374/australia-reluctance-of-providing-personal-data-by-type/
