According to a 2019 survey of adults in the United States, 22 percent of respondents believed it was very acceptable for the government to track the location of those who have tested positive for coronavirus in order to understand how the virus may have been spreading. However, a third of respondents felt this to be very unacceptable.
Share of adults in the United States who say it is acceptable for the government to use people’s cellphones to track the location of people to trace the spread of the coronavirus as of April 2020
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Pew Research Center. (April 16, 2020). Share of adults in the United States who say it is acceptable for the government to use people’s cellphones to track the location of people to trace the spread of the coronavirus as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113692/us-adults-share-government-tracking-acceptable-trace-coronavirus-spread/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who say it is acceptable for the government to use people’s cellphones to track the location of people to trace the spread of the coronavirus as of April 2020." Chart. April 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113692/us-adults-share-government-tracking-acceptable-trace-coronavirus-spread/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults in the United States who say it is acceptable for the government to use people’s cellphones to track the location of people to trace the spread of the coronavirus as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113692/us-adults-share-government-tracking-acceptable-trace-coronavirus-spread/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Say It Is Acceptable for The Government to Use People’s Cellphones to Track The Location of People to Trace The Spread of The Coronavirus as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113692/us-adults-share-government-tracking-acceptable-trace-coronavirus-spread/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who say it is acceptable for the government to use people’s cellphones to track the location of people to trace the spread of the coronavirus as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113692/us-adults-share-government-tracking-acceptable-trace-coronavirus-spread/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Share of adults in the United States who say it is acceptable for the government to use people’s cellphones to track the location of people to trace the spread of the coronavirus as of April 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113692/us-adults-share-government-tracking-acceptable-trace-coronavirus-spread/