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January 15th, 2016 
Awake Goy 
Susanne Posel ,Chief Editor Occupy Corporatism | Co-Founder, Legacy Bio-Naturals
Pew Research Center (PRC) have published a survey concerning privacy, information sharing, and the public’s perception of their importance.
Using hypothetical scenarios, the team at PRC questioned 461 individual adults and 9 online focus groups of 80 participants to see if there were any “variety of circumstances under which many Americans would share personal information or permit surveillance in return for getting something of perceived value.”
Regarding technology, the PRC posed this question: “A new technology company has created an inexpensive thermostat sensor for your house that would learn about your temperature zone and movements around the house and potentially save you on your energy bill. It is programmable remotely in return for sharing data about some of the basic activities that take place in your house like when people are there and when they move from room to room. Would this be acceptable or not?”
For example:
- 54% of Americans think it is acceptable “for employers to install monitoring cameras following a series of workplace thefts.”
- 47% agreed that “the basic bargain offered by retail loyalty cards – namely, that stores track their purchases in exchange for occasional discounts – is acceptable to them, even as a third”
- 55% would install a smart “thermostat” which would record their movements at home in order to save money on energy
- 52% agreed to 3rd party access to their medical records for management and scheduling appointments
Perhaps most shocking is the purveying view of privacy versus disclosure of personal information that “it depends” on the circumstances when judging whether or not it is acceptable.
Additionally, “people’s views on the key tradeoff of the modern, digital economy – namely, that consumers offer information about themselves in exchange for something of value – are shaped by both the conditions of the deal and the circumstances of their lives.”
The line appears to be what is done with personal information, the role of 3rd parties, and how long that data is retained.
The report states in part: “While many Americans are willing to share personal information in exchange for tangible benefits, they are often cautious about disclosing their information and frequently unhappy about what happens to that information once companies have collected it.”
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