The revelations about US e-monitoring practices (NSA) have sparked intense debate about what measures are ultimately acceptable in the war on terrorism. Now that the scope for monitoring unscrupulous citizens and government officials from around the world by the NSA has become apparent, many agree that US surveillance measures are too much.
According to the extensive research conducted by Pew Research Center in 44 countries, the vast majority of respondents from the respective countries oppose routine surveillance of citizens or government officials. However, they themselves are not opposed to electronic surveillance. Almost them two a third of respondents globally believe that surveillance of terror suspects is indeed acceptable. The chart below published by The report of Statista, shows how respondents responded from the selected countries affected by NSA practices.
