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18 million Americans were identity fraud victims in 2025, losing a combined $27.3 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research's 2026 Identity Fraud Study published April 2026. See how that compares to the FTC's 1.1 million annual complaints and the government's own 23.9 million household-survey count.
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Only 64% of small businesses with 1-19 employees have a documented internal privacy policy for staff, versus 87% of businesses with 100 or more employees, according to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's 2025-26 survey. See the compliance gap, breach exposure, and cost data behind it.
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99% of child-directed apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play fail to obtain verifiable parental consent, according to Pixalate's Q2 2025 report. See COPPA enforcement totals, kids' device ownership, and teen social media data for 2026.
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The median privacy program budget held at $375,000 for a third straight year in 2026, while the average climbed to $1.75 million, according to the IAPP-EY Privacy Governance Report. See how spend splits by company size and where the money goes.
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56% of Americans click agree without reading a privacy policy, according to Pew Research Center. See 75 sourced data privacy statistics for 2026 covering consumer trust, AI, regulation, and buying behavior.
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