<p><b>Ninety-four percent of respondants said that privacy was an important
issue</b>, and 58% said they ‘do not like’ online behavioral advertising.</p>
Consumers are realizing that the first line of protection when it
comes to privacy online is the individual. Services, websites and
applications are increasingly viewed with skepticism when it comes to
protecting user data, and consumers are taking it upon themselves to
hide their information online. Near 69% of respondants said they trusted
themselves the most to protect their personally identifiable
information (PII) online. Of those surveyed, 76% said that they did not
allow companies to share their personal information (up from 67% in
2011) and 90% said they used browser controls to protect privacy by
deleting cookies, opting into “Do Not Track” options or using the “incognito” mode. <br><br>[Read More...]<br><br><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/infographic-survey-consumers-are-concerned-about-privacy-tracking-advertising.php" target="_blank">http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/infographic-survey-consumers-are-concerned-about-privacy-tracking-advertising.php</a><br>