Harris: Americans love safety more than privacy

[LuckyTheDog]

Despite everything we all now know about National Security Agency surveillance practices, commercial online tracking and other forms of snooping, most Americans, when given the choice, would choose safety over privacy, a new Harris Poll finds.

When asked to choose which of four broad statements about safety vs. privacy most closely fits their beliefs, 51 percent of those surveyed chose “Americans’ safety is more important than their privacy, but both should be considered in cases where they conflict” and 10 percent chose “Americans’ safety is sacred, and should be maintained no matter what.”

Those results mean a solid majority are at least moderately in the “safety first” camp.

Only 25 percent of the Harris sample chose the statement that said “Americans’ privacy is more important than their safety, but both should be considered in cases where they conflict,” while 13 percent chose “Americans’ privacy is sacred, and should be maintained no matter what.”

MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/harris-americans-love-safety-more-than-privacy/

[pscot]

1. Chickenshit nation

We're the people Ben Franklin warned us about.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. "Only 25 percent of the Harris sample chose the statement that said “Americans’ privacy is more impo

Sounds about right. Privacy seems to be polling somewhere around BenIRSghazi territory.

[bemildred]

3. They will have neither. nt