Australian Community Attitudes to Privacy Survey (ACAPS) 2026

What Market Radar took from it

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1. 77% of Australians name organisations not storing personal information securely as one of the biggest privacy risks, up from 60% in 2023

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2. 87% of Australians are more concerned about their privacy than five years ago

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3. Only 24% of Australians view telecommunications providers as trustworthy with their personal information, down from 37% in 2023

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About this report

Publisher

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Published

28 May 2026

Type

Official statistics

Sample

n=1,504

Countries

• Australia

Regions

• APAC

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