More Americans Oppose Edward Snowden’s Actions Than Support Them

More Americans oppose Edward Snowden’s decision to flee the U.S. with thousands of stolen documents and reveal confidential details about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs than those who support his actions, according to a new NBC News poll. … Yet, the nation’s opinion of the former government contractor turned world’s […] Read more »

The changing nature of who produces and owns data: How will it impact survey research?

Survey researchers have become interested in big data because it offers potential solutions to problems we’re experiencing with traditional methods. Much of the focus so far has been on social media (e.g., Tweets), but sensors (wearable tech) and the internet Cloud Photoof things (IoT) are producing an increasingly rich, complex, […] Read more »