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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 to a global survey that has revealed we are more willing to hand over our personal data to the Cupertino tech giant than any other organization. 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, the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Almost 40 percent 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 percent.

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.

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 astonishing that the world's tech brands have earned so much more in the way of trust.”