FACTS ABOUT PRIVACY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Here are the top expert answers (with references) for facts about privacy on social media based on our research:

Social Media Privacy Issues for 2020: Threats & Risks

… According to the Pew Trust 13 percent of Americans have had their social media accounts taken over by an unauthorized user. Such hacks can result in stolen ⁽¹⁾ …

… 12 As many as 79% of Americans on the web worry about companies infringing their online privacy. · 66% of US citizens don’t agree with data ⁽²⁾ …

Social Media Privacy – Epic.org

… The massive stores of personal data that social media platforms collect and retain are vulnerable to hacking scraping and data breaches particularly if ⁽³⁾ …

… 29 Although every website has the potential to track you social media companies have access to significantly more of this data. Every like post ⁽⁴⁾ …

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy – Pew Research Center

… 21 One in four (26%) teen social media users say that they post fake information like a fake name age or location to help protect their privacy.⁽⁵⁾ …

… 17 US Privacy Stats · 1) 67% of internet users in the US are not aware of their country’s privacy and data protection rules. · 2) 9% of US internet ⁽⁶⁾ …

Online privacy worldwide – Statistics & Facts – Statista

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… 18 While some see the loss of privacy as a necessary evil almost 50 percent of U.S. internet users were more concerned about online privacy in ⁽⁸⁾ …