Data Breaches By the Numbers. How Constituents are Impacted.

How constituents feel about data breach laws:

• 68% of internet users believe current laws are not good enough
• 64% believe the government should do more to regulate advertisers
• Favor limits on how long the records of their activity are stored
•  74% of Americans say it is “very important” to be in control of their personal information
• 64% of Americans have personally experienced a major data breach
• 49% feel that their personal information is less secure than it was 5 years ago
•  41% of Americans have dealt with fraudulent charges on their credit card
• 15% have received notice that their Social Security number had been compromised.
• 70% of Americans anticipate major cyberattacks in the next 5 years on our nation’s public infrastructure

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