PC World Poll Highlights Privacy Concerns
Our online poll shows most readers are concerned about giving the government more power for online surveillance.
Frank Thorsberg, PCWorld.com
Privacy vs. Security: How Much Are You Willing to Trade?
Prompted by the recent terrorist attacks, law enforcement agencies are now pushing to gain easier, court-authorized access to private communications and data as part of the effort to track and apprehend terrorists. We conducted an online poll that asked our readers how they felt about these developments. There were 1301 respondents. The survey results are given below.
Are you concerned about law enforcement agencies having
greater access to your e-mail?
- 37% were extremely concerned
- 23% were
very concerned
- 22% were not very concerned
- 16% were not at
all concerned
- 3% don't know
Are you concerned about law enforcement agencies having
greater authority to track your Web habits?
- 40% were extremely concerned
- 23% were
very concerned
- 21% were not very concerned
- 14% were not at
all concerned
- 2% don't know
Are you concerned about law enforcement agencies having
greater access to your personal financial records?
- 51% were extremely concerned
- 19% were
very concerned
- 17% were not very concerned
- 9% were not at all
concerned
- 3% don't know
Are you concerned about law enforcement agencies having
greater access to your medical records?
- 46% were extremely concerned
- 18% were
very concerned
- 20% were not very concerned
- 12% were not at
all concerned
- 3% don't know
Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding
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