Do YOU trust Apple more than the government? Poll reveals people would rather give their data to a brand than politicians
- The global survey was carried out by technology site TechRadar
- Apple was said to be most trusted brand ahead of Google and Microsoft
- Facebook was the least trusted organisation, followed by the government
- But the site and its messaging app WhatsApp were the most popular apps
Whether you love or hate Apple, it seems the majority of people trust it more than Google, Facebook and even their own governments.
This is according a global survey that has revealed we are more willing to hand over our personal data to the Cupertino tech giant than any other organisation.
At the opposite end of the scale, Facebook was found to be the least trustworthy site, although it also was among the top apps the participants admitted they couldn't live without.
The study of 3,563 people - 2,913 men and 446 women - was conducted by TechRadar across the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Almost 40% said they wouldn't trust any brands with their data but among those who did, Apple (boss Tim Cook pictured) was the firm people said they trust the most
Only WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, was more popular.
The study of 3,563 people - 2,913 men and 446 women - was conducted by TechRadar across the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Almost 40 per cent said they wouldn't trust any brands, or the government, with their data but among those who did, Apple was the company people said they would trust the most.
This was followed by Google and Microsoft.
The government was more trusted than Samsung, across the board, ahead of Facebook, LG and Twitter.
When the question was reversed and participants were asked to rate which brands they trusted the least, Facebook came out on top with 32 per cent.
Americans and Canadians were the most trusting of Apple among the nations surveyed, while Brits were the least trusting of the tech giant.
Overall, female teenagers trust Apple the most, while males aged over 65 trust it the least.
Elsewhere, Canadians were the most likely to trust their government compared to other nationalities.
Despite the general distrust for Facebook, it was found to be one of the top apps that participants said they couldn't live without, and was only beaten by Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
When the question was reversed and participants were asked to rate which brands they trusted the least, Facebook came out on top with 32%
Despite the general distrust for Facebook, it was found to be one of the top apps that participants said they couldn't live without, and was only beaten by Facebook-owned WhatsApp (icons pictured)
Women were found to be more addicted to the messaging app and social network than men, while Google Maps, YouTube and banking apps were the only apps in which men were more addicted than women.
Patrick Goss, editor-in-chief of techradar, said, 'I can't say I'm surprised that people don't trust their governments with their personal data, but it's staggering that the world's tech brands have earned so much more in the way of trust.
'In fact, it's only Facebook that seems to have attracted any kind of stigma, although our readers balance that out a little by professing to be addicted to Facebook's major apps.'
Elsewhere, the biggest tech-related annoyance across the countries studied was poor battery life on devices.
It annoyed users in the UK the most, and people in the USA and Canada the least.
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