According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, only ten percent of respondents felt very comfortable with tech companies sharing their location data, including where they had traveled, with the government so that the government could better track Americans' locations. A total of 47 percent of respondents felt very uncomfortable with this idea.
Share of U.S. adults who feel comfortable with tech companies sharing location data with the government so that the government can better track their location as of December 2020
Original question: "How comfortable would you feel if technology companies shared your location data, including where you have traveled, with the government so that the government could better track Americans’ locations?"
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Morning Consult. (November 5, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who feel comfortable with tech companies sharing location data with the government so that the government can better track their location as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116285/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. adults who feel comfortable with tech companies sharing location data with the government so that the government can better track their location as of December 2020." Chart. November 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116285/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov/
Morning Consult. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who feel comfortable with tech companies sharing location data with the government so that the government can better track their location as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116285/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov/
Morning Consult. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Feel Comfortable with Tech Companies Sharing Location Data with The Government so That The Government Can Better Track Their Location as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116285/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov/
Morning Consult, Share of U.S. adults who feel comfortable with tech companies sharing location data with the government so that the government can better track their location as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116285/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who feel comfortable with tech companies sharing location data with the government so that the government can better track their location as of December 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, November 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116285/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov/
