Democrat Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead nationally over Republican Donald Trump, whose negatives remain unusually high for a presidential candidate amid early indications that the Orlando terrorist attack has had little direct impact on the 2016 race. CONT. John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
Americans support Apple over Feds in privacy debate
Apple is gaining ground in winning the hearts and minds of the American public in the battle with the federal government over encryption. A CNBC survey conducted before the Justice Department dropped its court order bid against the tech giant to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone found that 57 percent of […] Read more »
CBS News poll: Americans split on unlocking San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
Americans are divided over whether or not Apple should unlock the iPhone of one of the suspects in the San Bernardino terrorist attack. … In a CBS News/New York Times poll, 50 percent of the more than 1,000 people surveyed said Apple should unlock the phone, though nearly as many, […] Read more »
In the Apple Case, a Debate Over Data Hits Home
… Mr. Obama warned Friday against “fetishizing our phones above every other value.” After avoiding taking a position for months, he finally came down on the side of law enforcement, saying that using technology to prevent legal searches of smartphones was the equivalent of preventing the police from searching a […] Read more »
More Support for Justice Department Than for Apple in Dispute Over Unlocking iPhone
As the standoff between the Department of Justice and Apple Inc. continues over an iPhone used by one of the suspects in the San Bernardino terrorist attacks, 51% say Apple should unlock the iPhone to assist the ongoing FBI investigation. Fewer Americans (38%) say Apple should not unlock the phone […] Read more »
Americans Evaluate the Balance between Security and Civil Liberties
In the aftermath of recent high-profile attacks on Western targets by Islamic extremists, fear of terrorism has grown while the public remains divided on whether the struggle against terrorism is worth the loss of some rights. In the latest Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 54 percent of […] Read more »