In the first quarter of 2022, around 450 accounts had their details and data exposed every single minute. With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that this figure has increased to 459 per minute, which is 2% higher than what was seen in the previous quarter. This is leading to a lot of mistrust among consumers, with 70% of Americans who participated in this survey stating that there should be more regulatory oversight for companies that are using their data.
In spite of the fact that this is the case, around 62% of survey respondents said that they have never told a company to remove their personal information from their servers. Doing so is important because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up giving you a legal basis for taking action against the company if they don’t comply. In most states in the US, companies have to delete your data if you ask them to, so this is a useful tactic that most consumers don’t seem to be aware of with all things having…
