Opinion of retaining personal information
Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions. |
37% |
23% |
62% |
17% |
26% |
|
| Governments are increasingly using the argument about terrorism to collect and store personal data and information, and this is a dangerous direction for society |
49% |
63% |
27% |
80% |
60% |
|
| Don’t know |
13% |
14% |
11% |
3% |
14% |
49% of respondents agreed more with the statement 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 “ and 37% agreed more with “Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions”.
A majority of Liberal/National voters (62%) agreed more with “Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions” while all other voter groups agreed more with the alternative statement.
55% of those aged 55+ also agreed more with the first statement and a majority of all other age groups agreed more with the second.
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