Beyond the Tipping Point: American Perspective on Government Surveillance
All of the points mentioned below are based off of surveys performed by the Pew Research Center since Snowden's NSA revelations.
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One survey determined that about half of Americans lack faith in the Federal Governments ability to safeguard their personal digital records and data. Moreover, only 27% of those surveyed indicated confidence that credit card or cell phone companies can keep their data secure, given the high incidence of credit card fraud and phone hacking experienced by users (Olmstead and Smith).
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A different survey indicated that 57% of Americans found it unacceptable for the federal government to eavesdrop on people's personal communications. Furthermore 61% of participants expressed doubt that the surveillance programs are in the best interests of the country (Olmstead and Smith).
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Older Americans indicated greater concern for the safety of their data compared to the those 18-49 years of age. About 60% of those over 50 years old indicated they felt a sharp decline in data security occurred between 2011-2016 which coincides with the progression of NSA leaks (Olmstead and Smith).