Tag Archives: privacy rights

NSA spying, Edward Snowden, and the Polls: Misrepresenting public opinion

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Oleh Iwanyshyn

(This article was originally published on August 24, 2014 in iPolitics under the title “Spying blind: How polls provide cover for domestic espionage”) Using inappropriately vague and misleading questions, polls have found an American public evenly divided in their support of … Continue reading →

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Polls, Privacy and Security: a Betrayal of Public Trust

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Oleh Iwanyshyn

How were millions of Americans recently persuaded to accept outrageously invasive body searches at airports while voicing the most muted of protests? I mean we’re talking about the land of the free, the home of John Wayne, where citizens covet … Continue reading →

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Polls and Pat Downs: Questionable Results and Misguided Narratives

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Oleh Iwanyshyn

An ABC news/Washington Post poll recently reported that two of every three Americans (64%) supported the use of full body x-ray scanners. The same poll also found that half of all Americans (50%) said that “enhanced” pat downs were justified … Continue reading →

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