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
Most Americans have heard about the U.S. government’s surveillance programs, and some have changed their behavior because of it. Fully 87% are aware of the federal surveillance programs; among those aware of the programs, 25% – and 22% of adults overall – say they have changed the way they use technology at least somewhat after the Snowden revelations, according to our November 2014-January 2015 survey. Additionally, 61% of those aware of the programs say they have become less confident that the programs are serving the public interest.
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 