New Pew Research Report on Americans' Attitudes on Privacy, Security, and Surveillance
This is interesting:
The surveys find that Americans feel privacy is important in their daily lives in a number of essential ways. Yet, they have a pervasive sense that they are under surveillance when in public and very few feel they have a great deal of control over the data that is collected about them and how it is used. Adding to earlier Pew Research reports that have documented low levels of trust in sectors that Americans associate with data collection and monitoring, the new findings show Americans also have exceedingly low levels of confidence in the privacy and security of the records that are maintained by a variety of institutions in the digital age.
While some Americans have taken modest steps to stem the tide of data collection, few have adopted advanced privacy-enhancing measures. However, majorities of Americans expect that a wide array of organizations should have limits on the length of time that they can retain records of their activities and communications. At the same time, Americans continue to express the belief that there should be greater limits on government surveillance programs. Additionally, they say it is important to preserve the ability to be anonymous for certain online activities.
Lots of detail in the reports.
Peter Kronenberghs • May 21, 2015 1:57 PM
Meanwhile, students in higher ed (who cannot opt out of the computer networks of their alma mater) are exposed to data mining and advertising with no expectation of privacy: https://theconversation.com/penn-state-hack-exposes-theft-risk-of-student-personal-data-42105