Nearly half of americans said that the us government's widely supervision tactics is within acceptable limits, according to a Reuters/Ipsos (by) the study also found that the method of attention on Tuesday, said last week.
From Friday to Tuesday's poll, found that there are few fully peace of news, the national security agency has been to spy on the phone and Internet activity to millions upon millions of americans.
More than terminating of respondents, the activity is completely unacceptable.
Other seek a middle ground, he says, the government needs to balance national security and personal privacy, and explain why activity is necessary.
"I love, I believe they are doing is for the sake of national interest," the waiter says Minneapolis Stephen Johnson, 25. "But I think it should be explained, instead of just doing things."
835 americans online poll has a credibility interval of plus or minus 3.9%.
About 35% of respondents said, a collection of domestic phone records the NSA only limited cases should be acceptable, and the other 13% of the respondents said that in most cases, is acceptable.
With 47% of respondents said they preferred the NSA not review their mobile phone records, but will find it acceptable, if the agency has a very good reason to do so. A similar proportion, 44%, that kind of feeling about Internet activity.
Many people question, will benefit from the data collected from the national security agency in such a vast communication activities.
"Why do you want to track phone calls a couple from the small towns of south Dakota's grandmother, they are a little narrow range," Greg said, ah,, 56, who owns a lawn care business in Sioux falls, south Dakota.
Others are reluctant to give the government some room for manoeuvre.
About 37% of the respondents said, there is no acceptable reason, the national security agency to review their telephone records. When it comes to Internet activity, this share had risen to 44%.
Brad Marechale, 48 years old, retired from Nebraska, Omaha, "infringement of my rights, said:" it's like my brother.
Only 6% of respondents said the NSA collect detailed phone records, it is perfectly acceptable." About 17% of the respondents said that they will work with the national security agency to review their phone records, 13% of respondents said they would not object to review the use of the Internet.
In these respondents, the fight against terrorism needs to fabricate any privacy concepts.
Huang Jinglu, 67 years old, retired from McKinney, Texas, said: "this is a terrible crime, we have changed the way we think and what we do,".
Others say that their civil liberties is far from the watch list.
"Tracking my phone is not as big deal, I don't have a paper and a pen in my classroom, said:" 28, ASHLEY grimaldi, Norriton township, west high school teacher in Pennsylvania.
She said the government surveillance "don't give me warm fuzzy, but it didn't let me hate my government."
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