More than 7 of 10 Koreans concerned about government's online surveillance: survey
By KH디지털2Published : Nov. 26, 2014 - 09:04
More than seven out of 10 South Koreans are concerned that police or other government agencies may secretly monitor their online activities, an international survey showed Tuesday.
The survey of 23,376 Internet users in 24 countries showed that 29 percent of about 1,000 South Korean respondents said that they are "very concerned" about such a possibility while 43 percent said they are "somewhat concerned."
The survey was conducted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a Canada-based think tank, and Ipsos Global Survey between Oct. 7 and Nov. 12, according to the survey's results published on CIGI's website.
Overall, 61 percent of all respondents expressed such concerns.
South Korea ranked fifth in terms of the percentage of people with such concerns after Mexico with 84 percent, Turkey with 77 percent, India with 76 percent and Hong Kong with 74 percent.
The survey also showed that only 27 percent of South Koreans believe their government is doing a good job of making sure the Internet is safe and secure.
The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. (Yonhap)