Report by Malwarebytes
72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government, and that’s not all…
Key Findings
Aside from the 89% of people concerned about their data being "accessed and used inappropriately by the government," another 50% said they were concerned about wrongful government access of their "private conversations".
89% of people are "concerned about my data being used by AI tools without my consent".
69% of respondents said they use "multifactor authentication," or MFA.
87% of people "support national laws regulating how companies can collect, store, share, or use our personal data".
60% feel that "we will never have simple, meaningful ways to protect our data".
44% said they "stopped using Instagram".
45% said they "stopped using X" (formerly Twitter).
23% use a data removal service to help clean up any personal information that is easily found online.
47% of people said they "stopped using TikTok".
37% said they "stopped using Facebook".
69% of people said they "use an ad blocker for online browsing".
43% of people said they use identity theft protection solutions.
72% agreed or strongly agreed that they are "concerned about my personal data being accessed and used inappropriately by the government".
70% of people "feel resigned that my personal data is already out there, and I can’t get it back".
70% believe "we will never have simple, meaningful ways to protect our data".
More than 40% of people have stopped using either TikTok, Instagram, or X (formerly Twitter).
26% stopped using a fertility or period tracking app.
77% of people said that "many online transactions today, from purchases to downloads to creating new accounts, feel like ploys to take my data".
42% said they use a VPN.
89% of people "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that they are "concerned about my personal data being used inappropriately by corporations".
60% of respondents did not agree that they have "become less vigilant about my data privacy and security because there is little I can do these days".
72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government.
75% said they "opt out of data collection, as possible".