At the end of 2019, the Liechtenstein data protection authority commissioned a representative study on data protection in Liechtenstein, which was published in March 2020 and here is available for download. The study had the objective of “investigating the attitude of the Liechtenstein resident population toward data protection” and came to the following summarized findings – among others:
- 95% of the respondents stated that they use the Internet at least occasionally, 85% even use it daily, a large proportion also for shopping. Compared with the EU, Liechtensteiners use the Internet somewhat more frequently, but social networks somewhat less frequently.
- 63% said they had already heard of the GDPR before the survey (average for all EU countries: 67%);
- 79% have already heard of at least one of the data subject rights of the GDPR – slightly more than the EU average, but these rights are used slightly more frequently in the EU;
- Just over 50% people read data privacy notices on the Internet at least partially, 46% not at all. 25% believe they understand data privacy notices on the Internet most of the time;
- only 5% believe they have full control over personal information provided online, but only 45% express concern about this loss of control (fewer than in the EU). Nevertheless, over 87% say the protection of personal data is important to them.