Question phrased by the source: "Q12. How important is it to you that any contact-tracing app in the UK takes account of civil liberties and protects people's privacy?"
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Public opinion on contact tracing in relation to privacy in the UK in 2020
During a survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) on May ***, 2020, nearly half of the respondents said it was very important that any contact-tracing app in the UK would take account of civil liberties and would protect people's privacy.
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Survation. (May 6, 2020). How important is it to you that any contact-tracing app in the UK takes account of civil liberties and protects people's privacy? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1115811/opinion-on-contact-tracing-apps-in-relation-to-privacy-uk/
Survation. "How important is it to you that any contact-tracing app in the UK takes account of civil liberties and protects people's privacy?." Chart. May 6, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1115811/opinion-on-contact-tracing-apps-in-relation-to-privacy-uk/
Survation. (2020). How important is it to you that any contact-tracing app in the UK takes account of civil liberties and protects people's privacy?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1115811/opinion-on-contact-tracing-apps-in-relation-to-privacy-uk/
Survation. "How Important Is It to You That Any Contact-tracing App in The Uk Takes Account of Civil Liberties and Protects People's Privacy?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 May 2020, /statistics/1115811/opinion-on-contact-tracing-apps-in-relation-to-privacy-uk/
Survation, How important is it to you that any contact-tracing app in the UK takes account of civil liberties and protects people's privacy? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1115811/opinion-on-contact-tracing-apps-in-relation-to-privacy-uk/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
How important is it to you that any contact-tracing app in the UK takes account of civil liberties and protects people's privacy? [Graph], Survation, May 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1115811/opinion-on-contact-tracing-apps-in-relation-to-privacy-uk/
