As of the first quarter of 2024, around 30.7 percent of worldwide internet users over the of 16 expressed concerns about companies' misuse of their personal data. This figure has seen a slight decrease compared to the first quarter of 2023 when 31.1 percent of the users had the same concerns.
Share of internet users worldwide concerned about misuse of their personal data from 3rd quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2024
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DataReportal, & Meltwater, & We Are Social. (July 31, 2024). Share of internet users worldwide concerned about misuse of their personal data from 3rd quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382829/concerns-personal-data-misuse/
DataReportal, und Meltwater, und We Are Social. "Share of internet users worldwide concerned about misuse of their personal data from 3rd quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2024." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382829/concerns-personal-data-misuse/
DataReportal, Meltwater, We Are Social. (2024). Share of internet users worldwide concerned about misuse of their personal data from 3rd quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382829/concerns-personal-data-misuse/
DataReportal, and Meltwater, and We Are Social. "Share of Internet Users Worldwide Concerned about Misuse of Their Personal Data from 3rd Quarter 2020 to 1st Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382829/concerns-personal-data-misuse/
DataReportal & Meltwater & We Are Social, Share of internet users worldwide concerned about misuse of their personal data from 3rd quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2024 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382829/concerns-personal-data-misuse/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Share of internet users worldwide concerned about misuse of their personal data from 3rd quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2024 [Graph], DataReportal, & Meltwater, & We Are Social, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1382829/concerns-personal-data-misuse/
