According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, only 13 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 the spread of the coronavirus. Overall, 41 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 due to the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020
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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 due to the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116952/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-coronavirus-spread/
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 due to the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020." Chart. December 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116952/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-coronavirus-spread/
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 due to the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116952/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-coronavirus-spread/
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 Due to The Coronavirus Pandemic as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116952/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-coronavirus-spread/
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 due to the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116952/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-coronavirus-spread/ (last visited August 25, 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 due to the coronavirus pandemic as of December 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, December 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116952/data-location-sharing-tracking-tech-company-usa-gov-coronavirus-spread/