Online Surveillance’s Effect on Support for Other Extraordinary Measures to Prevent Terrorism
2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 20; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/15205436.2017.1350278
ISSN1532-7825
AutoresElizabeth Stoycheff, Kunto Adi Wibowo, Juan Liu, Kai Xu,
Tópico(s)Misinformation and Its Impacts
ResumoThe U.S. National Security Agency argues that online mass surveillance has played a pivotal role in preventing acts of terrorism on U.S. soil since 9/11. But journalists and academics have decried the practice, arguing that the implementation of such extraordinary provisions may lead to a slippery slope. As the first study to investigate empirically the relationship between online surveillance and support for other extraordinary measures to prevent terrorism, we find that perceptions of government monitoring lead to increased support for hawkish foreign policy through value-conflict associations in memory that prompt a suppression of others’ online and offline civil liberties, including rights to free speech and a fair trial. Implications for the privacy–security debate are discussed.
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