This statistic shows the results of a survey on the opinion of IT decision makers regarding the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017. During the survey, 47 percent of the respondents stated that they felt their data was no safer as a result since cyber attackers would still find a way to access it if they wanted to.
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Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017*
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Varonis. (May 18, 2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/796127/gdpr-drawbacks-for-citizens-in-germany/
Varonis. "Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017*." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796127/gdpr-drawbacks-for-citizens-in-germany/
Varonis. (2017). Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/796127/gdpr-drawbacks-for-citizens-in-germany/
Varonis. "Opinion of It Decision Makers on The Drawbacks of The Eu General Data Protection Regulations (Gdpr) for Citizens in Germany in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796127/gdpr-drawbacks-for-citizens-in-germany/
Varonis, Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/796127/gdpr-drawbacks-for-citizens-in-germany/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Opinion of IT decision makers on the drawbacks of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for citizens in Germany in 2017* [Graph], Varonis, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/796127/gdpr-drawbacks-for-citizens-in-germany/
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