State of Digital Privacy: Statistics, Consumer Concerns, and Key Trends
Key Takeaways 71% of U.S. adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019. 67% of adults say they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with their personal data. 56% of Americans say they frequently click “agree” […]
Two-Factor Authentication Adoption / Report
Key Takeaways Consumer Reports’ 2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report says 81% of Americans use some form of multifactor authentication. (consumerreports.org) Among people who use MFA, 83% say they use SMS/text-based codes, making it the most common MFA method. (consumerreports.org) 55% of MFA users say they use an authentication app such as Google Authenticator or Duo […]
Regional Scam Trends / Report
Key Takeaways Scam trends do vary by location, but the strongest public U.S. sources usually publish them by state or metro reporting patterns, not by broad “regions” alone. FTC and FBI data both support geographic analysis through complaint reporting systems. The FTC’s Consumer Sentinel system and public dashboards are designed to let users compare fraud […]
Password Security Statistics / Report
Key Takeaways Consumer Reports’ 2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report says 81% of Americans say they use strong passwords to secure their online accounts. (consumerreports.org) That same report says only 65% say they use a unique password across different accounts, showing a gap between “strong password” habits and truly safe password behavior. (consumerreports.org) Consumer Reports also […]
Text Message Scam Trends / Report
Key Takeaways The FTC says consumers reported $470 million in losses from scams that started with text messages in 2024, which was more than five times the amount reported in 2020. The FTC says text scams are increasingly tied to fake package delivery problems, fake job opportunities, fake fraud alerts, fake account security warnings, and […]
Identity Theft by Age / Report
Key Takeaways The FTC’s 2024 Consumer Sentinel data included 1,135,291 identity theft reports, and 86% of those reports included age information. FTC data has repeatedly shown that younger adults tend to report fraud losses more often, while older adults tend to report much larger median losses when they do lose money. In the FTC’s 2025 […]
Scam Statistics / Report
Key Takeaways Consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, according to the FTC. The FTC received 2.6 million fraud reports in 2024, while the broader Consumer Sentinel Network received 6.5 million total reports. 38% of people who reported fraud to the FTC said they lost money, up from 27% in 2023. […]
