Survey: Nearly 40% of Mobile Users Hesitant to Use Location Services (Infographic)

A recent survey from Skyhook Wireless revealed the major reasons users are hesitant to use location services in mobile apps.

Mobile location network Skyhook Wireless has released the results of a recent survey of 1,000 mobile users, focused on consumer opinion surrounding location-based services and apps on mobile devices. The results indicated 83 percent of users say location services are ‘vital’ to an app, but nearly 40 percent of users hesitate to share their location data, due to a number of concerns.

The study found 50 percent of these hesitant users named ‘privacy concerns’ as the top reason they don’t turn on location services.

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