phone and internet records, privacy
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Aug 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
40% |
33% |
60% |
23% |
34% |
39% |
||
| Total disapprove |
44% |
54% |
28% |
62% |
58% |
51% |
||
| Strongly approve |
9% |
7% |
16% |
1% |
6% |
10% |
||
| Approve |
31% |
26% |
44% |
22% |
28% |
29% |
||
| Disapprove |
21% |
24% |
16% |
26% |
27% |
21% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
23% |
30% |
12% |
36% |
31% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
16% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
8% |
11% |
40% (up 1% since August) approve of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes and 44% (down 7%) disapprove.
62% of Greens voters and 54% of Labor voters disapprove while 60% of Liberal/National voters approve.
52% of respondents aged 18-24 disapprove while 50% of those aged 55+ approve.
privacy, Social Media, surveillance
Q. How concerned are you about privacy and surveillance of social media?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total concerned |
71% |
69% |
73% |
76% |
71% |
65% |
|
| Total not concerned |
25% |
27% |
24% |
20% |
26% |
35% |
|
| Very concerned |
28% |
27% |
29% |
31% |
27% |
26% |
|
| Somewhat concerned |
43% |
42% |
44% |
45% |
43% |
39% |
|
| Not very concerned |
19% |
19% |
19% |
16% |
18% |
28% |
|
| Not at all concerned |
6% |
8% |
5% |
4% |
8% |
7% |
|
| Don’t know |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
– |
(based on the 74% of respondents who use social media)
71% of social media users were concerned about privacy and surveillance of social media.
Those most likely to be concerned were aged under 35 (76%) and university educated (77%).
privacy, Social Media, surveillance
Q. Have you taken any of the following actions in that last 12 months because of concerns about privacy and surveillance of social media?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Increased my security settings |
55% |
50% |
58% |
60% |
55% |
46% |
|
| Changed the types of things I say or put up on social media |
49% |
47% |
51% |
59% |
44% |
42% |
|
| Removed information about myself |
41% |
38% |
43% |
51% |
38% |
28% |
|
| Cut back my list of friends or people I follow |
39% |
36% |
41% |
48% |
36% |
27% |
|
| Taken other actions |
20% |
20% |
20% |
25% |
18% |
16% |
(based on the 74% of respondents who use social media)
A majority had taken some form of action in the last 12 months because of concerns about privacy and surveillance of social media. The most common actions taken were increasing security settings (55%) and changing the types of things said or put up on social media (49%).
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
31% |
59% |
15% |
26% |
|
| Total disapprove |
51% |
58% |
33% |
80% |
64% |
|
| Strongly approve |
10% |
6% |
18% |
2% |
6% |
|
| Approve |
29% |
25% |
41% |
13% |
20% |
|
| Disapprove |
21% |
22% |
18% |
28% |
22% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
30% |
36% |
15% |
52% |
42% |
|
| Don’t know |
11% |
10% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
39% approve of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes and 51% disapprove.
80% of Greens voters and 58% of Labor voters disapprove while 59% of Liberal/National voters approve.
64% of respondents aged 18-34 disapprove while 54% of those aged 55+ approve.
government trust, personal data, privacy
Q. How much trust do you have in the government and telecommunications companies and internet service providers to store retained personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total lot/some trust |
26% |
18% |
45% |
5% |
17% |
|
| Total little/no trust |
68% |
77% |
50% |
91% |
82% |
|
| A lot of trust |
6% |
5% |
11% |
– |
3% |
|
| Some trust |
20% |
13% |
34% |
5% |
14% |
|
| A little trust |
23% |
20% |
26% |
23% |
20% |
|
| No trust |
45% |
57% |
24% |
68% |
62% |
|
| Don’t know |
6% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
2% |
68% say they have little or no trust in the government and telecommunications companies and internet service providers to store retained personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse and 26% have a lot or some trust.
Those with highest levels of trust were Liberal/National voters (45%) and people aged 65+ (44%).
personal data, personal information, privacy, Terrorism
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.
institutions, personal information, privacy, trust
Q. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to responsibly use any personal information they may have about you?
|
Total trust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
Not applic-able to me |
% change |
|
Total trust 24 Sep 13 |
|
| The medical profession |
67% |
32% |
35% |
22% |
8% |
2% |
* |
-6 |
73% |
||
| Law enforcement agencies |
54% |
19% |
35% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
1% |
-2 |
56% |
||
| Your employer |
44% |
18% |
26% |
21% |
9% |
3% |
22% |
-2 |
46% |
||
| Banks |
44% |
11% |
33% |
31% |
21% |
3% |
* |
-1 |
45% |
||
| Companies you buy things from in person |
38% |
4% |
34% |
40% |
16% |
5% |
* |
-6 |
44% |
||
| The Government |
31% |
5% |
26% |
32% |
31% |
5% |
1% |
– |
31% |
||
| Companies you buy things from online |
30% |
4% |
26% |
39% |
25% |
4% |
2% |
+3 |
27% |
||
| Insurance companies |
27% |
4% |
23% |
37% |
31% |
4% |
1% |
+1 |
26% |
||
| Mobile phone and internet providers |
23% |
3% |
20% |
41% |
31% |
4% |
1% |
-6 |
29% |
||
| TV networks |
19% |
2% |
17% |
38% |
34% |
6% |
2% |
-1 |
20% |
||
| Social media sites |
12% |
1% |
11% |
29% |
50% |
5% |
3% |
– |
12% |
The most trusted people/organisations to use personal information were the medical profession (67% trust), law enforcement agencies (54%), employers (44%) and banks (44%). The least trusted were social media sites (12%) and TV networks (19%).
Since this question was asked in September last year, the main changes have been declines of 6% for the medical profession, companies you buy things from in person and mobile phone and internet providers.
government access, phone and internet records, privacy
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Australian Government being able to access your phone and internet records without a warrant?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
16% |
10% |
24% |
11% |
19% |
|
| Total disapprove |
80% |
88% |
71% |
85% |
80% |
|
| Strongly approve |
4% |
1% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
|
| Approve |
12% |
9% |
18% |
8% |
14% |
|
| Disapprove |
24% |
22% |
28% |
24% |
20% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
56% |
66% |
43% |
61% |
60% |
|
| Don’t know |
4% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
1% |
80% disapprove of the Australian Government being able to access their phone and internet records without a warrant and 16% approve.
Disapproval was over 70% for all demographic groups.