World Opposes US Spying, Poll Finds

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More than a year after Edward Snowden revealed a vast network of eavesdropping by the United States, a new poll has found that people around the world are overwhelmingly opposed to American electronic spying and far less likely to believe that the US respects the personal freedoms of its own people.

The poll found huge opposition to the US government monitoring the e-mails and phone calls of people in their own countries. Overall, 81 percent of respondents said it was "unacceptable" for the US to monitor citizens of their countries, and 73 percent said it was unacceptable to spy on their leaders.


World Opposes US Spying, Poll Finds