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Trust in organisations to store data

11 Nov 2014

Q. Under new national security laws phone and internet records of all Australians will be held for two years. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to store your personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse?

 

Total a lot/some trust

Total little/no trust

 

A lot of trust

Some trust

Little trust

No trust

Don’t know

Security agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, local police and ASIO

53%

42%

17%

36%

22%

20%

4%

The Government

42%

54%

8%

34%

27%

27%

4%

Telecommunications companies and internet service providers

32%

63%

3%

29%

32%

31%

5%

Other private companies

20%

70%

1%

19%

28%

42%

10%

53% have a lot or some trust in security agencies to store personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse – although only 17% have a lot of trust.

A majority have little or no trust in the Government (54%), telecommunications companies and internet service providers (63%) and other private companies (70%) to safely store personal data.

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