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"Over 80% of respondents oppose its application to end-to-end encrypted communications" I suspect that is nothing like the actual feeling of the residents of t
by iso1210 5y ago
"Over 80% of respondents oppose its application to end-to-end encrypted communications"
I suspect that is nothing like the actual feeling of the residents of the EU
- cbg0 5y agoWhy would you suspect that? 77.5% of the respondents were EU citizens.
- iso1210 5y ago"We asked 100 people who were interested enough to write to their MEP about digital privacy and 80% of them said digital privacy was important" People who are motivated enough to know and comment about these proposals are not a representitive sample of the population. If you were to stand outside Old Trafford and ask people who the best football team in the UK is, you'll get the vast majority saying Manchester United. Do the same thing in London and you'll get people saying it's Arsenal. Aside from both being wrong, you can see the bias. Accredited polling companies adjust results to minimise sample bias, but even then have to be careful to avoid leading questions as shown in this 'documentary': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA