Americans divided on whether it’s acceptable for the government to track people who have tested positive for COVID-19 through their cellphone | Pew Research Center

April 15, 2020

Most Americans don’t think cellphone tracking will help limit COVID-19, are divided on whether it’s acceptable

Americans divided on whether it’s acceptable for the government to track people who have tested positive for COVID-19 through their cellphone

Americans divided on whether it’s acceptable for the government to track people who have tested positive for COVID-19 through their cellphone

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Most Americans don’t think cellphone tracking will help limit COVID-19, are divided on whether it’s acceptable
Democrats, black and Hispanic Americans more likely to say it is acceptable for the government to track people’s cellphones amid the coronavirus outbreak
Americans divided on whether it’s acceptable for the government to track people who have tested positive for COVID-19 through their cellphone
More Americans think location tracking through cellphones won’t make a difference in limiting the spread of COVID-19 than say it would help