IP: Americans Still Guard Telephone, E-mail Privacy - Study

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 10:49:39 -0400
> To: cryptography () wasabisystems com
> From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah () shipwright com>
>
> http://www.newsbytes.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=newsbytes&story.id=170291
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>         Americans Still Guard Telephone, E-mail Privacy - Study
>
> By Michael Bartlett, Newsbytes
> WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
> 19 Sep 2001, 5:38 PM CST
>   Last week's terrorist attacks have prompted a few Americans to say they
> are more willing to trade some personal privacy for security, according to
> a new study.
>
> However, while some respondents told the Pew Research Center they generally
> supported the concept of sacrificing some civil liberties in order to try
> to curb terrorism, when asked specifically about increased government
> monitoring of personal telephone calls or e-mails, most balked.
>
> The study found 70 percent of Americans oppose giving away the right to
> private communications via phone or e-mail. Twenty-six percent said they
> were in favor of the idea, with 4 percent in the "don't know" category.
>
> The Pew Research center surveyed U.S. 1,200 adults from Sept. 13-17 for
> this study.



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