Q: Thinking about the balance between privacy and security in Britain, which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
<1> 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
<2> More should be done to help the security forces combat terrorism, even if this means the privacy of ordinary people suffers
<3> The current balance between combatting terrorism and protecting privacy is about right
<4> Don’t Know/None of these
Results (click on dates to see full results)
| Do more to protect privacy | Do more to help sec forces | Balance about right | DK/None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % |
15 | 39 | 28 | 18 | |
15 | 41 | 27 | 17 | |
13 | 44 | 26 | 17 | |
18 | 39 | 24 | 19 | |
15 | 44 | 23 | 18 | |
14 | 52 | 20 | 14 | |
17 | 34 | 28 | 20 | |
15 | 42 | 26 | 16 | |
14 | 43 | 25 | 17 | |
16 | 46 | 23 | 15 | |
14 | 48 | 26 | 12 | |
15 | 49 | 24 | 12 | |
15 | 51 | 22 | 13 | |
16 | 45 | 25 | 14 | |
17 | 46 | 23 | 14 | |
16 | 48 | 24 | 13 | |
16 | 50 | 21 | 13 | |
14 | 52 | 21 | 13 | |
17 | 43 | 26 | 13 | |
17 | 45 | 24 | 13 | |
17 | 47 | 25 | 11 | |
15 | 46 | 25 | 15 | |
Methodology: Fieldwork is conducted online. The data have been weighted and results are representative of all British adults aged 18 or over.
