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Even before NSA scandal, US residents were anxious about privacy breaches
US residents feel that they have little or no control over the type of information that is collected and usedJune 13, 2013 12:28 PM ET
IDG News Service - Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were concerned about privacy violations.
In a survey conducted just days before reports surfaced about widespread data collection by the National Security Agency, 85% of U.S. residents said they were worried about unauthorized access by the government and corporations to personal information like phone records, emails and Web activity.
Two thirds of them feel they have little or no control over the type of information that is collected and used by those organizations and almost 60% said that they are unable to correct inaccurate personal information, according to the 17th Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll released Thursday.
The survey was conducted between May 29 and June 2 and reveals that more than 20,000 U.S. residents interviewed are anxious about their privacy.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240035/Even_before_NSA_scandal_US_residents_were_anxious_about_privacy_breaches