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U.S. opinion on companies buying personal data for online ads 2018

How comfortable are you with companies being able to purchase data related to you, such as an email address, for online advertising purposes?

The data describes the share of internet users in the U.S. who feel comfortable about companies being able to purchase their personal data for online advertising purposes as of May 2018. According to the survey, 54% of respondents stated that they were very uncomfortable in knowing that companies are able to purchase their personal data, while only 6% reported that they were very comfortable with this.

Very comfortable 6
Somewhat comfortable 9
Somewhat uncomfortable 24
Very uncomfortable 54
Don't know/No opinion 7