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Opinion on law enforcement access to digital citizen communications 2015, by country

Should law enforcement agencies have a right to access citizens' online communications for valid national security reasons?

The data describes the share of global internet users who believe law enforcement should have a right to access citizens' online communications for security reasons as of December 2015, by country. During the global survey, it was found that 80% of internet users from Great Britain agreed with law enforcement access of private communications for national security reasons.

Tunisia 84.4
Nigeria 82.4
India 81.88
Great Britain 80.49
Sweden 80.07
Pakistan 76.99
Indonesia 76.44
Kenya 75.35
Australia 74.97
Italy 71.97
France 71.25
Total 69.99
United States 69
China 66.85
Canada 65.11
Mexico 64.18
Poland 63.74
Egypt 62.21
South Africa 61.11
Brazil 58.88
Japan 57.11
Turkey 54.84
Hong Kong 54.81
Germany 53.68
South Korea 52.78