Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
Aug 2014 |
Nov 2014 |
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Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions. |
42% |
37% |
57% |
24% |
24% |
37% |
41% |
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Governments are increasingly using the argument about terrorism to collect and store personal data and information, and this is a dangerous direction for society |
41% |
50% |
29% |
63% |
58% |
49% |
44% |
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Don’t know |
16% |
13% |
14% |
13% |
19% |
13% |
15% |
Opinions were divided between the two statements. 42% agreed more that “Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions” and 41% agreed more 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”
Since this question was asked in 2014 there has been a consistent shift to agreement that “Governments having access to personal telephone and internet information is necessary to protect society from terrorist or criminal actions”.