Opinion on the balance of privacy and security in the United Kingdom 2016

Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

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Release date

October 2016

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

October 9 to October 10, 2016

Number of respondents

1,694 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
- More should be done to protect the privacy of ordinary people, even if this puts some limits on what the security forces can do to combat terrorism
- More should be done to help the security forces combat terrorism, even if this means the privacy of ordinary people suffers
- The current balance between combatting terrorism and protecting privacy is about right
- Don’t know/none of these

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