Fearful publics endorse broad surveillance since safety outweighs privacy

Evidence

Justification by advantageous historical comparison vindicated the restrictions. The public was reminded that Abraham Lincoln did this during the Civil War, and Franklin D. Roosevelt did so during World War II. When people feel threatened, concern for personal safety outweighs protection of privacy rights and civil liberties. Indeed, the public generally supported antiterorrism laws granting the government broad domestic surveillance powers to access, scan, and profile information on personal activities without public oversight and accountability (Langer, 2005). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2332 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Surveillance is repackaged in the language of personal freedom to gain acceptance — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 80; Prescient surveillance warnings from the 1960s are now celebrated as progress, not feared. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 683; Fear of nonexistence pressures people to participate in surveillance platforms. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1084 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Perceived threat makes the public accept surveillance over privacy #corroborates (0.97) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2332