Pew: Internet Users Feel Powerless Against Digital Data Mining

In a recent survey, 91 percent of adults said they felt consumers had lost control over how their personal information was collected and used online.

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Internet users are often worried about how much data they expose online, even as they continue to expose more of it than ever. A new study from Pew Research Center looks at the attitudes of American adults towards privacy. The report focuses on attitudes towards sharing data on social networks, government surveillance and security awareness.

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When it came to the security of communication channels, survey participants had the least faith in social networks. Only two percent felt “very secure” about sharing private information over social networks, and 14 percent felt “somewhat secure.”

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