New Annenberg survey results indicate that marketers are misrepresenting a large majority of Americans by claiming that Americans give out information about themselves as a tradeoff for benefits they receive. To the contrary, the survey reveals most Americans do not believe that ‘data for discounts’ is a square deal. CONT. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 65% believe NSA program prevented terrorist attacks in U.S.
Two-thirds of American voters believe the National Security Agency’s surveillance program has prevented terrorist attacks. At the same time, most lack trust in both the federal government — and phone companies — to protect their private information. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Rand Paul’s Risky Politics
Politics is always a risky business, with the odds of success the steepest for anyone running for president. So many factors have to line up just right to capture a nomination, and even then, the chances of winning the general election are roughly 50-50. But Sen. Rand Paul’s approach to […] Read more »
Americans Say They Want The Patriot Act Renewed … But Do They, Really?
… Fully 61 percent of Americans said they approve of renewing the Patriot Act’s provisions to allow for continued collection of phone data, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Monday, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. But, just months ago, a Pew Research […] Read more »
6 in 10 back renewal of NSA data collection
Americans overwhelmingly want to see Congress renew the law enabling the government to collect data on the public’s telephone calls in bulk, though they are split on whether allowing that law to expire increases the risk of terrorism in the U.S. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
What Americans think about NSA surveillance, national security and privacy
A key section of the USA Patriot Act, enacted in response to the 9/11 attacks 14 years ago, is scheduled to expire this weekend amid a debate in Congress over how best to balance the national security and privacy interests of Americans. Overall, Americans hold nuanced views on the issue: […] Read more »