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Poll Shows Broader Concerns About Privacy Rights Among Americans

Three in 10 Americans believe the federal government has made unjustified intrusions into personal privacy as it investigates terrorism. That's nearly double the level of concern shown a few years ago, but it's still far from a majority view. More broadly, the public still grants investigating terrorism a higher priority than guarding privacy rights, but by somewhat less of a margin than in the past.

Poll: Broader Concern on Privacy Rights, But Terrorism Threat Still Trumps, ABC News, January 10, 2006.