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U.S. concerns about government surveillance 2015

Share of adults in the United States who are concerned about government surveillance of their digital communications as of January 2015

The data describes the share of adults in the U.S. who are concerned about government surveillance of their own data and electronic communications. During the survey period ending January 2015, it was found that 31% of U.S. adults were very or somewhat concerned about government surveillance of social media.

E-mail messages 38 54 4
Search engines 39 53 5
Cell phones 37 54 7
Social media 31 47 19
Mobile apps 29 49 19