Retaining Personal Information
Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Aug 2014 |
Nov 2014 |
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| Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions. |
38% |
29% |
57% |
16% |
42% |
37% |
41% |
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| Governments are increasingly using the argument about terrorism to collect and store personal data and information, and this is a dangerous direction for society |
44% |
55% |
26% |
71% |
48% |
49% |
44% |
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| Don’t know |
18% |
15% |
16% |
13% |
10% |
13% |
15% |
Opinions were divided between the two statements. 38% agreed more that “Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions” and 44% agreed more that “Governments are increasingly using the argument about terrorism to collect and store personal data and information, and this is a dangerous direction for society”
Since this question was asked in November there has been a slight shift away from agreeing that “Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions” – from 41% to 38%.