This graph presents the ranking of risks to personal data protection on the Internet, expressed by French people in a survey from 2018. It reveals that 71 percent of the respondents described the risk of having their banking data hacked as the most concerning topic while 28 percent of the respondents named the protection of children against Internet risks as a preoccupation.
Classification of preoccupations French people have regarding their personal data on the Internet in 2018, by type of risk
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Risk of banking data piracy
71%
Risk of personal data piracy (phone number, address)
36%
The protection of children against risks on the internet
28%
The risk of personal documents piracy (photos, videos, emails...)
24%
The impossibility to delete informations about you on the internet
24%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "En ce qui concerne la protection de vos données personnelles sur Internet, quels sont les sujets qui vous préoccupent le plus?"
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BVA. (May 24, 2018). Classification of preoccupations French people have regarding their personal data on the Internet in 2018, by type of risk [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937617/risk-personal-data-internet-french-concerns/
BVA. "Classification of preoccupations French people have regarding their personal data on the Internet in 2018, by type of risk." Chart. May 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937617/risk-personal-data-internet-french-concerns/
BVA. (2018). Classification of preoccupations French people have regarding their personal data on the Internet in 2018, by type of risk. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937617/risk-personal-data-internet-french-concerns/
BVA. "Classification of Preoccupations French People Have regarding Their Personal Data on The Internet in 2018, by Type of Risk." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937617/risk-personal-data-internet-french-concerns/
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