Reboot Online analysed the latest data from the European Commission to discover which European citizens trust the public authorities in their country with personal data the least.

Reboot Online found that citizens in Spain (78 percent) trust the public authorities with their personal data the least.

In second position is Ireland, where 73 percent of people are sceptical about how public authorities in the country handle their personal data.

Belgium, France and the United Kingdom are in joint third place as 68 percent of citizens in each country lack confidence in the public authorities’ ability to oversee their personal data in a secure and diligent manner.

In fourth spot is Bulgaria, where 67 percent of citizens do not have full faith in the management of their personal data by public authorities.

Luxembourg (66 percent) and Greece (65 pe cent) are among the other European countries where most citizens mistrust the way public authorities keep and utilise their personal data, respectively ranking fifth and sixth.

On the other end in 19th place, it seems individuals in Finland are most assured by public authorities’ supervision of their personal data, with only 29 percent of Finns questioning the security of their personal data with public authorities.

Just above Finland is Estonia in 18th position, where two out of five citizens are not entirely convinced if public authorities in the country are competently looking after their personal data.

Generally, 61 percent of Europeans don’t trust public authorities with their personal data.

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European citizens who least trust public authorities with their personal data
Rank European Country Percentage ( per cent)
1. Spain 78 per cent
2. Ireland 73 per cent
3. Belgium 68 per cent
3. France 68 per cent
3. United Kingdom 68 per cent
4. Bulgaria 67 per cent
5. Luxembourg 66 per cent
6. Greece 65 per cent
7. Portugal 64 per cent
8. Malta 63 per cent
8. Italy 63 per cent
8. Croatia 63 per cent
9. Latvia 60 per cent
9. Romania 60 per cent
10. Netherlands 59 per cent
10. Cyprus 59 per cent
10. Lithuania 59 per cent
10. Poland 59 per cent
11. Czech Republic 53 per cent
12. Slovenia 52 per cent
13. Denmark 50 per cent
14. Germany 48 per cent
15. Slovakia 46 per cent
16. Austria 45 per cent
17. Sweden 44 per cent
17. Hungary 44 per cent
18. Estonia 40 per cent
19. Finland 29 per cent