id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt www-pewresearch-org-8444 Half of Americans decided not to use something over privacy concerns in past year | Pew Research Center .html text/html 1239 94 66 Half of Americans decided not to use something over privacy concerns in past year | Pew Research Center At a time when many Americans believe their personal information is less secure and are concerned with how companies and the government use their personal data, a substantial share of the public has opted out of using a product or service because of privacy concerns, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 3-17, 2019. About half (52%) of U.S. adults said they decided recently not to use a product or service because they were worried about how much personal information would be collected about them. Those who said someone attempted to open a line of credit or apply for a loan using their name were more likely than those who did not experience this to say they decided not to use a product or service out of privacy concerns (64% vs. ./cache/www-pewresearch-org-8444.html ./txt/www-pewresearch-org-8444.txt