CHRISTIAN FUCHS - ICT&S - Universität Salzburg

Christian Fuchs: Social Networking Sites and the Surveillance SocietyCritique of Surveillance 3: In Austria, there are only few laws that allow the surveillanceof Internet and phone communication. Citizens are therefore well protected from statesurveillance.CumulativeFrequency Percent Valid PercentPercentValidCompletely disagree 79 11,7 12,9 12,9Disagree 159 23,6 25,9 38,8Disagree somewhat 211 31,3 34,4 73,2Agree somewhat 116 17,2 18,9 92,2Agree 42 6,2 6,9 99,0Strongly agree 6 0,9 1,0 100,0Total 613 90,9 100,0Missing System 61 9,1Total 674 100,0Table 9. Critical standpoints towards surveillance #3Critique of Surveillance 4: Firms have a strong interest in gathering personal data ofInternet users.CumulativeFrequency Percent Valid PercentPercentValidCompletely disagree 14 2,1 2,3 2,3Disagree 8 1,2 1,3 3,6Disagree somewhat 18 2,7 2,9 6,5Agree somewhat 40 5,9 6,5 13,1Agree 145 21,5 23,7 36,7Strongly agree 388 57,6 63,3 100,0Total 613 90,9 100,0Missing System 61 9,1Total 674 100,0Table 10. Critical standpoints towards surveillance #462