Q. Under new national security laws phone and internet records of all Australians will be held for two years. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to store your personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse?
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Total a lot/some trust |
Total little/no trust |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
Total a lot/some trust Nov 2014 |
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Security agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, local police and ASIO |
49% |
46% |
16% |
33% |
24% |
22% |
5% |
53% |
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The Government |
40% |
55% |
8% |
32% |
28% |
27% |
5% |
42% |
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Telecommunications companies and internet service providers |
31% |
64% |
5% |
26% |
32% |
32% |
5% |
32% |
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Other private companies |
20% |
73% |
3% |
17% |
33% |
40% |
7% |
20% |
49% have a lot or some trust in security agencies to store personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse – although only 16% have a lot of trust.
A majority have little or no trust in the Government (55%), telecommunications companies and internet service providers (64%) and other private companies (73%) to safely store personal data.
Overall, trust has declined a little since this question was asked last year.