A March 2023 survey among Canadian internet users found that more than half of the respondents did not use tools for securing their online data. Furthermore, 34 percent used such tools, while nine percent did not know.
Usage of online privacy and security tools among internet users in Canada as of March 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes
34
No
53
Prefer no to answer
3
Don't know
9
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CIRA. (July 31, 2023). Usage of online privacy and security tools among internet users in Canada as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422164/privacy-tool-usage-canada/
CIRA. "Usage of online privacy and security tools among internet users in Canada as of March 2023." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422164/privacy-tool-usage-canada/
CIRA. (2023). Usage of online privacy and security tools among internet users in Canada as of March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422164/privacy-tool-usage-canada/
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