This statistic shows results from an online survey conducted in Great Britain in October 2016 on whether the current balance between privacy and security is optimal. From the respondents, 26 percent believed that the current balance was about right while 42 percent thought that more should be done to combat terrorism even if that meant that the privacy of the ordinary people would suffer.
Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
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YouGov. (October 16, 2016). Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665455/survey-opinion-on-the-balance-between-privacy-and-security/
YouGov. "Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?." Chart. October 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665455/survey-opinion-on-the-balance-between-privacy-and-security/
YouGov. (2016). Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665455/survey-opinion-on-the-balance-between-privacy-and-security/
YouGov. "Thinking about The Balance between Privacy and Security in Britain, Which of The following Statements Comes Closest to Your View?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665455/survey-opinion-on-the-balance-between-privacy-and-security/
YouGov, Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665455/survey-opinion-on-the-balance-between-privacy-and-security/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view? [Graph], YouGov, October 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665455/survey-opinion-on-the-balance-between-privacy-and-security/