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56%

56% -- share trusting private sector over government for data security for US adults (2021)

Name: Share Trusting Private Sector Over Government For Data Security Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-30

2021 · n=1,004 · Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk

56 percent of US adults say they trust the private sector to do more than government regarding technology investments improving online data security.

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56%

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2021

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US adults

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1,004

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Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk Primary Tier A

https://anonyome.com/2021/11/75-of-americans-want-national-data-privacy-standards/ ↗

Confidence: 57/100 Vintage: 2021 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

75% of Americans Want National Data Privacy Standards

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Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk · Original study ↗

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AP-NORC/MeriTalk survey of 1,004 US adults in late June 2021 using NORC's AmeriSpeak panel

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US adults: 56% share trusting private sector over government for data security. Source: Associated Press–NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-trust-private-sector-over-government-data-security-2021

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