Social networks: user comments on data security in Germany 2013| ��ƽ��

How much do you agree with the following statements about social network data security?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Social networks have to provide better data protection	91%
Social networks have to explain better how they use personal data	90%
I would like a seal of quality for social networks regarding data protection	81%
The government has to regulate and enforce stronger rules for social network data protection	80%
I lack information about how I can protect my data in social networks	65%
The service that social networks provide justifies handing over personal data	40%
Personally, I don't care what happens to my data in social networks	22%

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Release date

October 2013

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

June 2013

Number of respondents

684 respondents

Age group

14-64 years

Special properties

internet users who actively used at least one social network

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The statistic refers only to the top-two-boxes "I totally agree" and "I rather agree".
The survey phrased the original German survey questions as follows: "Inwiefern stimmen Sie folgenden Aussagen zum Thema Datenschutz in sozialen Netzwerken zu?"

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This statistic shows the results of a survey on data protection and data security in social networks in Germany in 2013. During the survey period it was found that 91 percent of German respondents agreed with the statement, that social networks should provide better data security.