Security News > 2020 > July > 87% of Americans view data privacy as a human right, but most still use risky security practices
The majority of Americans characterized data privacy as a human right, yet most still don't take adequate security precautions with their information, a KPMG report found.
KPMG's The New Imperative for Corporate Data Responsibility report, released on Wednesday, surveyed American consumers to determine their attitudes toward data privacy and what they expect from corporations.
Despite 97% of American consumers indicating data privacy is important to them, and 56% saying they want more control over their data, more than 40% still reuse passwords, use public Wi-Fi, or store credit cards on file at online stores-all dangerous data privacy practices, the report found.
The protection gives consumers the right to delete personal data and the right to know how their data is being used, the report found.
More than nine in 10 Americans said companies should implement data privacy guidelines, be held responsible for corporate data breaches, take corporate data responsibility seriously, and take the lead in establishing that responsibility.