Security News > 2020 > May > New survey shows US adults split on COVID-19 cell phone tracking and data collection
Governments and organizations are unleashing new technologies to fight the spread of the coronavirus, adding to privacy and data collection concerns.
A new Pew Research poll takes a look at the current sentiment regarding these new contact tracing applications and data collection.
Overall, 62% believed it would be "Somewhat" or "Very unacceptable" for the government to track cell phone data to ensure people are following recommended social distancing protocols.
A Pew Research survey conducted in June 2019 found that most Americans believed they benefited in no way or "Very little" from data collection measures conducted on behalf of governments and companies.
When medical data was specifically addressed, 69% of US adults believed the right to be forgotten should include healthcare provider data and all organizations and people with this information.