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   Trust in digital services around the world sees a massive drop as security   
   worries continue   
      
   Date:   
   Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:21:27 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Thales' Trust Index outlines a universal decline across the board when it   
   comes to confidence.   
      
   FULL STORY   
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    - Trust in data handling is declining across almost all sectors, report finds   
    - Thales says younger consumers are less likely to trust organizations   
    - 96% of consumers don't trust social media companies with their data   
      
   2025 has seen a universal decline in trust for digital services in comparison   
   to this time last year, new research has claimed    
      
   Of the 14,000 consumers surveyed in the Thales 2025 Digital Trust Index   
   report, banking was the number one industry named in regards to who consumers   
   trust most when sharing their personal information- although with only a 44%   
   approval rate.    
      
   Close behind are Government and Healthcare, with 41% and 40% respectively, an   
   interesting finding considering millions of users have been affected by data   
   breaches in the healthcare industry in recent months.   
      
   Data privacy concerns    
      
   Past the top three, the results get much more concerning. Insurance companies   
   rank fourth, with just a 24% approval rate - and at the bottom of the scale,   
   Social media and News media organizations have just a 4% and 3% rating -   
   meaning users overwhelmingly lack trust in their data security within those   
   sectors.    
      
   This represents a decline, year-on-year for every industry except Government   
   organizations, and worryingly, there is a significant difference in how older   
   and younger consumers feel, with 51% of over 55s expressing trust, but just   
   32% of Gen Z consumers feeling the same.    
      
   Other recent research found over 70% of websites share your personal data    
   with third parties, even if you dont consent , so when paired with the   
   seemingly constant data breaches, it cant be too much of a surprise that   
   consumer trust is slipping.    
      
   Global trust in digital services is decreasing or remaining stagnant at best,   
   even among highly regulated industries, said Sebastien Cano, Senior Vice   
   President, Cybersecurity Products at Thales.    
      
   One area that does not remain stagnant is the threat landscape. Consumers are   
   more aware than ever before of online threats, and the consequences of their   
   data falling into the wrong hands. As cyber threats evolve so does consumer   
   scepticism, and brands must continuously adapt their security measures to    
   stay ahead and rebuild confidence.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/trust-in-digital-services-around-the-world-sees-   
   a-massive-drop-as-security-worries-continue   
      
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