A survey among Canadian adults from November to December 2022 found that 75 percent of respondents had adjusted privacy settings on a social media account, and around half stated that they had deleted a social media account because of privacy concerns.
Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022
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Phoenix SPI, & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (July 12, 2023). Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI, und Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2023). Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI, and Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Security Precautions Related to Online Privacy Taken by Adults in Canada as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/
Phoenix SPI & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Security precautions related to online privacy taken by adults in Canada as of December 2022 [Graph], Phoenix SPI, & Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/434208/online-privacy-precaution-canada/