Anchoring Vignettes for Privacy (Government - Databases)
Question:
How much privacy [do you / does 'Name'] have from the government?
Response categories:
- Unlimited
- A lot
- Moderate
- Some
- None
Vignettes:
- As part of the war on terrorism, the government creates a
database to search for terrorist activity. All criminal records,
including [Janet's], are included in this database.
- As part of the war on terrorism, the government creates a
database to search for terrorist activity. All IRS files,
including [Dorothy's], are included in this database.
- As part of the war on terrorism, the government creates a
database to search for terrorist activity. All motor vehicle
records, including [Nathan's], are linked by the government to the
database. Any police officer can access files on individuals by
entering a license plate number.
- As part of the war on terrorism, the government creates a
database to search for terrorist activity. The government
requires everyone, including [Rana], to submit a form annually with
detailed information about themselves. The form asks for job
history, criminal activity, and any travel abroad by the
individual or any family members in the last five years.
- As part of the war on terrorism, the government creates a
database to search for terrorist activity. All local, state, and
federal government records, including [Morton's] tax, immigration,
criminal, and court records, are merged into a single database,
available to all law enforcement officers. The government in
requires all residents, including [Morton], to submit a
photograph, finger prints, and a DNA sample to be added to the
database.
- As part of the war on terrorism, the government creates a
database to search for terrorist activity. All government records
are merged with any available commercial data such as telephone
logs, bank records, credit statements, and email archives. The
database is available to all law enforcement officers. [Gordon's]
file includes emails that he sent out, recorded telephone
conversations, credit card bills, as well as [his] photograph,
finger prints, and a DNA sample.
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