The case in summary • A new survey from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority shows that only 29 per cent of Norwegians feel that they have control over how their personal data is used on the internet.• Especially younger people and those with a high level of education feel that they have little control.• Half of the population feels discomfort when they think about how much personal data exists about them.• 74 percent have refrained from downloading an app, and around 60 percent have refrained from using a service or making a purchase in an online store because they are unsure of how the personal data will be used.• Trust in public actors’ processing of personal data has increased since the previous survey in 2019.• More people have also become familiar with the privacy regulations. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – Privacy is something I think about – especially with regard to AI and the new things happening in the world. It is important to protect what is one’s own. That’s what Anne Kristin Smeby says, who is a student at NTNU in Trondheim. Like most of the respondents to a new survey by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, she is concerned about privacy. Anne Kristin Smeby fully understands that people find it uncomfortable to think about how much personal information there is about them on the internet. Photo: Henning Levold / news The 23-year-old is also among the many who feel that she has no control over the information available about her online. – No, I don’t feel that I have control. It’s a bit difficult. I try my best not to post so much publicly, but it’s very unclear what you agree to, and it’s hard to know what you’re actually sharing and what the companies are using the information for. – How critical are you when you are asked to consent? – I am actually very uncritical. You cannot use the apps or programs without consent – as I interpret it. So you really just say “yes”. – Maybe because you are a bit naive and think: “What are they going to do with my information, I’m not that important”. The recent survey, presented in Oslo on Thursday morning, shows that 83 per cent are concerned about privacy. – Worrying Only 29 per cent feel that they have control over how their personal data is used on the internet. It is particularly younger people and those with higher education who feel they have little control. In addition, half of the population feels discomfort when they think about how much personal data exists about them. – The experience of discomfort around all this information that is out there says something about how difficult it is to take control of and safeguard your own privacy. That’s what Helle Jacobsen, senior adviser at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, says. Helle Jacobsen is a senior advisor at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. Photo: Private / Norsis The discomfort affects widely. The elders know it to a greater extent, despite the fact that they claim to have the most control. – It is worrying that people feel discomfort – it is connected to trust. It is of course important to have confidence in the services you use in order to be able to use them, says Jacobsen. – What says something about the whole picture is that many believe that the business models are unclear, that there is limited transparency and that it is difficult to know what the services collect and what they are used for. We struggle to trust the commercial ones in particular. According to her, this may also be about limited transparency. – We do not know what information is collected and what it is used for, and thus we gain less trust in the services. Are you concerned about privacy? Yes, very 📵 Don’t think much about it.. No, I don’t care🤷♀️ Show result Trust in public services The survey shows that 74 percent have stopped downloading an app, and that around 60 percent have stopped be using a service or making a purchase in an online store because they are unsure of how their personal data will be used. – It is perhaps a sign of common sense – and shows that many question how their information is used. It would have been a bigger problem if, for example, Helsenorge people were skeptical about using, says Jacobsen. Maja Meland (26) is also a student at NTNU. She tries her best to decline consent when websites and apps ask for it. – But then there are often many websites and apps that make it difficult for us to press anything other than “approve”. The automatic thing is that you must approve – it would have been better if you could consent if you wanted to, she says, who also answers “yes” to whether she is concerned about privacy. – It is a concern I have – but at the same time I am not taking any measures. There are probably things you can do to secure your privacy even better, and I don’t think I’m doing that. There is a concern that lies there. Maja Meland finds it difficult to control the information that is shared about her online. Photo: Henning Levold / news Some changes Opinion has carried out the survey on behalf of the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. The previous survey was carried out in 2019. – What has changed the most is that there is increased trust in public actors’ processing of personal data. And then we see that there are more people who are familiar with the privacy regulations, says Jacobsen. The senior advisor is pleased that the survey shows that many people have confidence in public agencies. – But there are some percentages who do not have it. It is important to understand who they are – it can be deeply worrying if there are certain groups who do not trust that public agencies process their personal data in a good way. More from the survey Birth number is at the top of the list of information worthy of protection. 94 per cent believe that it is important that legislation protects social security numbers 67 per cent are negative that information about their online activity is used to show personalized advertising 69 per cent believe that artificial intelligence will challenge privacy by collecting too much personal data and using it in ways they do not agree with There is broad support that the authorities should take an active role in the regulation of artificial intelligence (84 per cent) Published 13.06.2024, at 07.34 Updated 13.06.2024, at 09.03
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