According to a 2020 survey on information privacy in Australia, 37 percent of respondents stated they were very uncomfortable with online businesses and platforms tracking their location. A much smaller share of respondents, three percent, stated they felt very comfortable with this practice.
Level of comfort regarding location tracking by digital platforms and businesses in Australia in 2020
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OAIC. (September 24, 2020). Level of comfort regarding location tracking by digital platforms and businesses in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260370/australia-feelings-toward-location-tracking-by-websites/
OAIC. "Level of comfort regarding location tracking by digital platforms and businesses in Australia in 2020." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260370/australia-feelings-toward-location-tracking-by-websites/
OAIC. (2020). Level of comfort regarding location tracking by digital platforms and businesses in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260370/australia-feelings-toward-location-tracking-by-websites/
OAIC. "Level of Comfort regarding Location Tracking by Digital Platforms and Businesses in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260370/australia-feelings-toward-location-tracking-by-websites/
OAIC, Level of comfort regarding location tracking by digital platforms and businesses in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260370/australia-feelings-toward-location-tracking-by-websites/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Level of comfort regarding location tracking by digital platforms and businesses in Australia in 2020 [Graph], OAIC, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260370/australia-feelings-toward-location-tracking-by-websites/