Tech company data sharing with gov't U.S. by gender 2020

According to a December 2020 survey of U.S. adults, only 13 percent of male respondents and 7 percent of female 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 Americans' locations. Additionally, 42 percent of male respondents and 52 percent of female 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 as of December 2020, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Very comfortable	13%	7%
Somewhat comfortable	16%	11%
Somewhat uncomfortable	25%	21%
Very uncomfortable	42%	52%
Don't know / no opinion	3%	9%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 1 to 4, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Original question: "How comfortable would you feel if technology companies shared your location data, including where you have traveled, with the government so that the government could better track Americans’ locations?"

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