Are you creeped out by the idea of a company checking a job candidate’s credit history before deciding whether to hire her or him? And political affiliation is a main predictor of Americans’ emotional reactions to surveillance, the researchers found. By contrast, half of independents and just 29 percent of Republicans felt creeped out. “The Republicans are most likely to be positive about surveillance,” said Joseph Turow, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the lead author of the study. “The Democrats are most likely to be negative, and independents are always in the middle.”

Source: New York Times April 30, 2018 19:05 UTC