Cashify survey: 69% of Indians hold back from reselling old phones over data-privacy fears

A Cashify poll of 8,000 Indians finds data-privacy anxiety is the dominant friction in smartphone recommerce. 87.2% back stricter data-deletion laws and 68.6% want certified secure wipes from resale platforms — a clear mandate for trust-led product design across India's used-device market.

— Source publishedThu, 18 Jun, 2026, 06:05 IST·First seen Thu, 18 Jun, 2026, 08:18 IST·Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

Cashify survey of 8,000 Indians finds 69% hesitate to resell old smartphones over data-privacy fears, with 87% backing stricter data-deletion laws and 68.6%

Key facts

  • 69%
  • 8,000 respondents
  • 56.6%
  • 74%
  • 83.3%
  • 41.1%
  • 31%
  • 87.2%
  • 68.6%
  • 29.5%

Why this matters

Scout acquisition targets among data-erasure SaaS and certified-wipe specialists before OEMs and large resale platforms bid them up to lock in trust-layer differentiation.