What's more, a significant portion of the respondents, 42%, agreed with the statement, "I don't think [websites] care about using our data responsibly or securely at all."
Almost three-quarters (73%) said that websites know too much about them.
The survey did not examine the extent to which respondents were previously familiar with the GDPR. (The poll spelled out some of the provisions of the law.) But earlier studies have suggested that it is little known in the US.
A January survey by MediaPro found that 59% of respondents—a broad group of US adults who are employed in various industries—knew little to nothing about the regulations. Just 4% said they knew "a lot."