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September 28, 2022

9401 US adults surveyed

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Based on what you’ve heard, do think Edward Snowden’s leak of top‑secret information about government surveillance programs to the media in 2013 was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do?

Conducted September 28, 2022

YouGov surveyed 9401 US adults

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Based on what you’ve heard, do think Edward Snowden’s leak of top‑secret information about government surveillance programs to the media in 2013 was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do?

Conducted September 28, 2022

YouGov surveyed 9401 US adults

By:
39%
25%
36%

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