Compared to the initial flood of astonishing revelations provided by Edward Snowden in the summer of 2013, things have gone relatively quiet on the NSA/GCHQ leaks front. So an interesting question is: what impact have all these had on ordinary people? That’s one of the areas that the CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust explored. Here’s what it found:

Of those aware of Edward Snowden, 39% have taken steps to protect their online privacy and security as a result of his revelations
In a perceptive blog post on the survey, Bruce Schneier notes that the “press is mostly spinning this as evidence that Snowden has not had an effect”:

I disagree with the “Edward Snowden Revelations Not Having Much Impact on Internet Users” headline. He’s having an enormous impact. I ran the actual numbers country by country, combining data on Internet penetration with data from this survey. Multiplying everything out, I calculate that 706 million people have changed their behavior on the Internet because of what the NSA and GCHQ are doing.

Read the Full Article: Source – Tech Dirt
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141215/12023529445/snowden-effect-750-million-people-have-taken-steps-to-avoid-surveillance.shtml

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