Thirty percent of Americans have changed at least one of their habits to “hide or shield their information from the government” in the wake of revelations about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic surveillance programs, according to a new Pew report.
Out of the 90 percent of Americans who had heard something about the NSA’s surveillance programs, a third had taken precautions such as using social media less frequently, uninstalling certain apps, avoiding certain words when chatting online, and communicating more in person. A smaller fraction of Americans also said that they’ve changed how they use email and search engines, and some have even made their passwords more complex.
The only countermeasure that would be effective would be eschewing technology altogether.
