Most Young Americans Say Snowden Has Served The Public Interest -- PEW Research
Young adults are significantly more supportive than their elders of Edward Snowden and his leaks of classified details of the National Security Agency’s telephone and internet surveillance programs, a new Pew Research Center/USA TODAY survey finds.
57% of 18- to 29-year olds said the leaks have served rather than harmed the public interest — almost exact mirrors of the 65-and-over age group. These youngest adults were the only age group without majority support for prosecuting Snowden — they split 42%-42% on whether the former NSA contractor should be tried. (Snowden was charged in June 2013 with three criminal counts related to the leaks, though he’s apparently not yet been formally indicted.)
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Update #1: Pew: Most young Americans support Snowden -- CNet
Update #2: Young Americans Believe Edward Snowden Served Public Interest -- Ubergizmo
My Comment: This poll result is a surprise .... since the start of the NSA scandal eight months ago almost every U.S. politician and news media organization has been consistently hostile towards Edward Snowden .... but he still has about 50% of the public's support.
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