European business sucks at data protection

That is the rather unsurprising conclusion of a YouGov survey which took a pan-European view on consumer attitudes to online security. It revealed that European users visit their bank most often, closely followed by retail sites. Yet when asked if the government and banks, for example, are doing enough to safeguard their data while online, a resounding 57 percent of UK users said nope, 44 percent of Germans said nein and 31 percent of Swedes responded nej.