The Optimove 2023 Consumer Trust of Retailers Survey of US consumers found more than half don’t trust brand handling of personal information, and 77% unsubscribe from brands when they feel information is misused. Interestingly, 64% of the 406 surveyed said they are loyal to and shop at brands they don’t trust – and indicated the most important action a brand can take to change that is, according to 56%, to have a policy that it won’t share personal information.

Expectations are more vendors may follow.