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. ** 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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
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Pew Research Center. "U.S. Mobile Phone Users Who Turned off Location Tracking Features for Security Reasons in 2012, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Sep 2012, /statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
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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: /statistics/241364/us-mobile-users-who-turned-off-location-tracking-by-age/
