According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, only 7 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 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. Overall, 41 percent of 18 to 34 year old 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 age group
Characteristic
18-34
35-44
45-64
65+
Very comfortable
7%
17%
9%
8%
Somewhat comfortable
14%
18%
11%
11%
Somewhat uncomfortable
24%
18%
24%
27%
Very uncomfortable
41%
39%
52%
51%
Don't know / no opinion
15%
9%
4%
4%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%
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Morning Consult. (December 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, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116944/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-age/
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 age group." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116944/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-age/
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 age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116944/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-age/
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 Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116944/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-age/
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 age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116944/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-age/ (last visited March 13, 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 age group [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116944/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-age/
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