A 2020 survey revealed that a total of 47 percent of adults in the United States thought that most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information. Overall, 55 percent of adults aged 25 to 44 agreed with this statement. However, only 37 percent of respondents aged 18 to 25 years felt the same.
Share of consumers in the United States who think most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information as of 2020, by age
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Microsoft Advertising. (June 10, 2020). Share of consumers in the United States who think most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information as of 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128879/consumers-us-personal-information-trust-online-companies/
Microsoft Advertising. "Share of consumers in the United States who think most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information as of 2020, by age." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128879/consumers-us-personal-information-trust-online-companies/
Microsoft Advertising. (2020). Share of consumers in the United States who think most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information as of 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128879/consumers-us-personal-information-trust-online-companies/
Microsoft Advertising. "Share of Consumers in The United States Who Think Most Online Companies Can Be Trusted with Basic Personal Information as of 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128879/consumers-us-personal-information-trust-online-companies/
Microsoft Advertising, Share of consumers in the United States who think most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information as of 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128879/consumers-us-personal-information-trust-online-companies/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of consumers in the United States who think most online companies can be trusted with basic personal information as of 2020, by age [Graph], Microsoft Advertising, June 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128879/consumers-us-personal-information-trust-online-companies/