As Singaporean consumers increasingly live their lives online, almost eight in 10 (77%) want to have the option to control their data rather than leaving it to companies and governments to decide, according to recently released consumer data research by Visa . The study also found that two-thirds of Singaporean consumers use shopping apps/websites and financial services apps/websites on a weekly basis, exposing them to increasing requests for their personal data. 65% of consumers are asked to provide personal data almost every time they use an online service. However, nearly three-quarters (74%) of Singapore consumers say companies rarely educate them on data collection policies or data management options, and more than half (52%) believe data policies are there to protect companies legally. interests rather than their own.