Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guarantees a number of rights. Have you heard of each of the following rights? The right to have your data deleted and have it forgotten"
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Share of individuals who heard of the right to delete their data in Sweden 2019
As of March 2019, 57 percent of the interviewed Swedes had heard of the right to have their data deleted and forgotten, guaranteed by GDPR, but they had never exercised it. In contrast, ten percent knew about their right and had also exercised it.
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European Commission. (June 30, 2019). Share of individuals who heard of the right to have their data deleted and forgotten, guaranteed by GDPR in Sweden 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1036580/share-of-individuals-who-heard-of-the-right-to-delete-their-data-in-sweden/
European Commission. "Share of individuals who heard of the right to have their data deleted and forgotten, guaranteed by GDPR in Sweden 2019." Chart. June 30, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1036580/share-of-individuals-who-heard-of-the-right-to-delete-their-data-in-sweden/
European Commission. (2019). Share of individuals who heard of the right to have their data deleted and forgotten, guaranteed by GDPR in Sweden 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1036580/share-of-individuals-who-heard-of-the-right-to-delete-their-data-in-sweden/
European Commission. "Share of Individuals Who Heard of The Right to Have Their Data Deleted and Forgotten, Guaranteed by Gdpr in Sweden 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jun 2019, /statistics/1036580/share-of-individuals-who-heard-of-the-right-to-delete-their-data-in-sweden/
European Commission, Share of individuals who heard of the right to have their data deleted and forgotten, guaranteed by GDPR in Sweden 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1036580/share-of-individuals-who-heard-of-the-right-to-delete-their-data-in-sweden/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of individuals who heard of the right to have their data deleted and forgotten, guaranteed by GDPR in Sweden 2019 [Graph], European Commission, June 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1036580/share-of-individuals-who-heard-of-the-right-to-delete-their-data-in-sweden/
