Surveillance Programs Prompt Some to Change the Way They Use Technology Among the 87% of U.S. adults who have heard of the government changed surveillance programs, greatdeal" the percentage who have changed their use of *a greatdeal" or "somewhat" 18% Email accounts
25% of those who are aware of the surveillance programs (22% of all adults) say they have changed the patterns of their own use of various technological platforms “a great deal” or “somewhat” since the Snowden revelations. For instance, 18% say they have changed the way they use email “a great deal” or “somewhat”; 17% have changed the way they use search engines; 15% say they have changed the way they use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook; and 15% have changed the way they use their cell phones.
Surveillance Programs Prompt Some to  | Change the Way They Use Technology  | Among the 87% of U.S. adults who have heard of the  | government changed surveillance programs, greatdeal" the percentage who  | have changed their use of *a greatdeal" or  | "somewhat"  | 18%  | Email accounts  | Search engines  | 17  | 15 15  | Social media sites  | Cell phones  | Mobile apps  | 13  | 13  | Text messages  | Landline phones  | 25  | At least one of the above  | Source: Survey 2015 of475 adults on GiK panel November 26, 2014  | January Source: Survey 3, 2015 of475  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 