Table 1
Practices and strategies for protecting privacy (per cent)
| Service or strategy | Yes | No | No answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| VPN | 23 | 77 | 0 |
| A browser that does not save your inquiries (DuckDuckGo, etc.) | 10 | 89 | 1 |
| Private/secret mode in your web browser | 45 | 54 | 1 |
| Disabled location services | 58 | 41 | 1 |
| Encrypted communication (e.g., Tor, Signal) | 7 | 92 | 1 |
| Cover your computer camera | 37 | 62 | 1 |
| Avoid certain services because of how they collect data about you as a user | 53 | 47 | 0 |
| Avoid sharing private material | 76 | 23 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 26 | 72 |
[i] Comments: The following question was posed: “Do you knowingly use any of the following services or strategies in order to protect your identity and/or information associated with you?” [Yes/No/No response]. The number of respondents was 954.
Table 2
Acceptance of personal data being stored and shared (per cent)
| Condition | 0–4 | 5 | 6–10 | No opinion/No answer | Most frequent response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| That it is required so that others can develop and give you access to desirable services. | 49 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 0 (18%) |
| That you receive personal, customised offers and search results (based on your previous online activities). | 69 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 (30%) |
| That it facilitates some of your online activities (access to various services, online shopping, etc.). | 51 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 (17%) |
| That you are able to consent to your data being stored and shared when you choose to use a certain service. | 33 | 11 | 52 | 4 | 10 (14%) |
| That society can benefit from the data about you that is being stored (e.g., to combat criminality/terrorism or achieve health benefits). | 24 | 15 | 55 | 6 | 5 (15%) |
[i] Comments: The following question was posed: “To what extent would the following conditions increase your acceptance of your personal data being stored and shared when you are online?” [where 0 represents “not at all” and 10 represents “100%”]. For each condition, the table shows the percentage of respondents who marked, respectively, some of the response alternatives 0–4, response alternative 5, or some of the response alternatives 6–10 (or who reported having no opinion or chose not respond). It also shows the response alternative that was most frequently used for each condition and what percentage of the respondents that number represents. The number of respondents was 954.