According to a survey conducted in January 2025 in the United States, the most common privacy action individuals took in the past year was avoiding clicking on suspicious links or e-mails, performed by of the respondents. The second-most performed action was monitoring financial accounts at least once every few months, with of respondents stating so.
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Bankrate. (March 3, 2025). Data privacy actions taken by adults in the United States in the past year as of January 2025, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1618805/us-adults-taking-actions-privacy-by-type/
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