According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, only 13 percent of male respondents and 7 percent of female 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. Additionally, 42 percent of male respondents and 52 percent of female 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, by gender
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. (April 27, 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, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116875/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-gender/
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, by gender." Chart. April 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116875/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-gender/
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, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116875/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-gender/
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, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116875/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-gender/
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, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116875/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-gender/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
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, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, April 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116875/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-gender/
