Data breaches affect U.S. consumer business decisions.

• Position: INFO SECURITY

Just how much do U.S. consumers pay attention to data breaches? Enough to consider a company's record before choosing to give it their personal information, a recent survey reveals. Law firm Morrison & Foerster released "Morrison & Foerster Insights: Consumer Outlook on Privacy," which asked consumers about their attitudes on privacy and data breaches. According to the findings, more than one-in-three U.S. consumers (35%) have made a decision whether to purchase a product from a company because of privacy concerns during the past 12 months. In addition, of those consumers that identified themselves as "concerned"...