This statistic provides information on the behavior of mobile phone users by age group in the United States in 2012 with regards to cell phone privacy and location tracking features. 32 percent of survey respondents between the ages of 25 and 34 years said that they had turned off location tracking features as a security measure in the past.
U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (September 5, 2012). U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group." Chart. September 5, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2012). U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "U.S. Mobile Phone Users Who Turned off Location Tracking Features for Security Reasons in 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
Pew Research Center, U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
U.S. mobile phone users who turned off location tracking features for security reasons in 2012, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 5, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/