Americans Accept Big Brother, But Not His BS

Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Views on Government Surveillance ProgramPercentage of AmericansAgreeDisagreeBelieve Gov…Believe Government OnlyCollecting 'Metadata'Believe Government OnlyCollecting 'Metadata'Collecting 'M…Approve of …Approve of Government DataCollectionCollectionProgram Ha…Program Has Helped PreventTerrorismTerrorismData Collect…Data Collected for OtherPurposes Outside FightingTerrorismData Collected for OtherPurposes Outside FightingTerrorismPurposes Ou…Terrorism020406080
AgreeDisagree
Believe Government Only Collecting 'Metadata'1863
Approve of Government Data Collection5044
Program Has Helped Prevent Terrorism5341
Data Collected for Other Purposes Outside Fighting Terrorism7022
Views on Government Surveillance Program
Percentage of Americans
Sources: people-press.org people-press.org