Americans’ Privacy Strategies Post-Snowden | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Excerpt from a broad surveillance survey summary

"This survey asked the 87% of respondents who had heard about the surveillance programs: “As you have watched the developments in news stories about government monitoring programs over recent months, would you say that you have become more confident or less confident that the programs are serving the public interest?” Some 61% of them say they have become less confident the surveillance efforts are serving the public interest after they have watched news and other developments in recent months and 37% say they have become more confident the programs serve the public interest. Republicans and those leaning Republican are more likely than Democrats and those leaning Democratic to say they are losing confidence (70% vs. 55%)."

Americans’ Privacy Strategies Post-Snowden | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project