The survey also showed that
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 3:48 am
It may seem relatively straightforward to argue that Twitter is a public platform, and that anyone who freely provides personal data on this platform is thereby consenting for these data to be shared, but defining whether a platform is public or private is not always so simple. Facebook for example, is used as a tool to share personal information uk rcs data with an individual’s ‘Facebook friends’. Are users aware that people outside their network of friends could be able to view their information? And if so, do they have the ability to change the default settings?
The Special Eurobarometer 431 survey on Data Protection commissioned by the European Commission in 2015, showed that 15% of people who had not altered their privacy settings on social media were unaware that they could change their default settings. that 42% of respondents had never attempted to alter the privacy settings of their social networks’ profiles from the default settings.
Given the variety of reasons cited for not trying to change the privacy settings in the Eurobarometer 431 survey, outlined in the table below, it would be wrong to assume that failure to change privacy settings infers consent to share data.
The Special Eurobarometer 431 survey on Data Protection commissioned by the European Commission in 2015, showed that 15% of people who had not altered their privacy settings on social media were unaware that they could change their default settings. that 42% of respondents had never attempted to alter the privacy settings of their social networks’ profiles from the default settings.
Given the variety of reasons cited for not trying to change the privacy settings in the Eurobarometer 431 survey, outlined in the table below, it would be wrong to assume that failure to change privacy settings infers consent to share data.