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July 30, 2013

Poll Shows Shift in Attitudes About Civil Liberties, Terrorism 
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A new poll appears to show increasing public skepticism about National
Security Agency surveillance policies. The poll from the Pew Research
Center found for the first time since polling began nearly a decade ago,
people in the United States are more concerned about protection of civil
liberties than about protection from potential terrorism. According to
the poll, 47 percent of people said their greatest concern about
government anti-terrorism policies is that they have gone too far in
restricting civil liberties, while 35 percent said the policies have not
gone far enough. Overall, a majority — 56 percent — said
federal courts fail to provide adequate limits on the telephone and
Internet data swept up by the government for anti-terrorism efforts.

 

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