According to a April 2020 survey of adults in the United States, only 16 percent of respondents believed that if the government were to track the location of Americans using their cellphones, it would help a lot in limiting the spread of coronavirus. However, 48 percent of respondents believed it would not make much of a difference.
U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020
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Pew Research Center. (April 16, 2020). U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center. "U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 ." Chart. April 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center. (2020). U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center. "U.S Adults Who Say That If The Government Tracked People’s Locations through Their Cellphone during The Coronavirus Outbreak It Would Help in Limiting The Spread of The Virus as of April 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/
Pew Research Center, U.S adults who say that if the government tracked people’s locations through their cellphone during the coronavirus outbreak it would help in limiting the spread of the virus as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113129/us-adults-government-tracking-limit-spread-coronavirus/ (last visited August 09, 2022)