Odds-n-Ends . Volume 13 | Issue 16

Security and Privacy

Time Magazine polled Americans, weighing security against privacy, in light of new leaks.

What do you think of the government’s collecting phone records, e-mails, and Internet-search records to prevent terrorist attacks?
48% approve
44% disapprove

Should the government prosecute those who leak classified material that might damage security efforts?
53% should prosecute
28% should not prosecute because the public has a right to know

How concerned are you that the government will misuse the information being collected to snoop into people’s personal lives?
63% concerned
36% not concerned

(Time, June 2013)