• Government - 71% Americans are very or somewhat concerned about how Government uses their data, up from 64% in 2019.
  • AI - 70% of Americans have little to no trust in companies using AI to make responsible decisions in their products.
  • Autonomy - 78% say they trust themselves to make the right decisions to protect their personal information. But 61% believe nothing they do will make much difference.
  • Privacy Policies - 56% say they always, almost always or often click “agree” without reading privacy policies.
  • Passwords - 69% feel overwhelmed by the number of passwords they have to remember. 45% report feeling anxious about whether their passwords are strong and secure.
  • Attacks - 34% of Americans have experienced data breaches / hacking / fraudulent charges to their knowledge.
  • Social Media - 77% of Americans have little or no trust in leaders of social media companies to protect user privacy.
  • Regulation - 78% of Democrats and 68% of Republicans think there should be more "government regulation" of what companies can do with customers’ personal information.
  • Future & Children - 89% are concerned about social media sites knowing personal information about children.
  • Privacy is becoming MORE important to every American, not less, by the month. If you have a business, ignore this trend at your peril...
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LOL, how did I not spot my typo in the title. It should read "10 Top Trends". @k00b can you use the force to edit it by any chance?
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@davidw is POWing so HARD so today! but why they all have something to do with Americans? 🧐
Future & Children - 89% are concerned about social media sites knowing personal information about children.
maybe people should stop showing off their kids on any social sites 😂 easy problem to solve.
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700 sats \ 1 reply \ @davidw OP 6 Jan
why they all have something to do with Americans?
Perhaps a coincidence, but I'd be lying if I didn't see the car-crash happening over there in slow motion.
maybe people should stop showing off their kids on any social sites 😂 easy problem to solve
So true. Unfortunately, I still don't think we have seen the last of 'on-device image scanning' either though as a sledgehammer 'solution'.
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I guess people need to learn the difference between public and private:)! ( insert @DarthCoin voice )
Been guilt-tripping the entire week 😅
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Americans are just getting that they gave their valuable data away for free the last 20 years.
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Great ideas deserve great rewards. Really enjoyed your posts of late around ~privacy.
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