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Most Consumers Support Government Cyber-Spying

Posted by samzenpus on from the touch-of-espionage-with-every-install dept.

scurtis writes "Nearly two thirds of computer users globally believe that it is acceptable for their country to spy on other nations by hacking or installing malware, according to Sophos's mid-year 2010 Security Threat Report. And 23 percent claimed to support this action even during peacetime. Perhaps more surprisingly, 32 percent of respondents said that countries should also be allowed to plant malware and hack into private foreign companies in order to spy for economic advantage."

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  1. the layouts of this poll... by Rooked_One · · Score: 0, Troll

    so right now, with america so divided, this is easy.

    You have your GOP base, which, if polled will probably with 90% accuracy, say that "anything that supports our country is patriotic, and if my friends knew that I said "NO I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT" that they would be ousted from their community.

    And then you have your liberal base, of which I would say probably a 1/3 are the more conservative, gun toting liberals, who will say the same thing - and of course these people are no different than the same types on the GOP that just vote one way or another because that is what their friends vote.

    So ... yah - there's your 2/3's.

    And before you think i'm trying to troll, please look in the mirror. I don't vote... too scared of that new world order thing :P