Zainteresowanie opinii publicznej tematyką inwigilacji, prywatności i ochrony danych. Google big data w socjologii porównawczej
Public interest in topics of surveillance, privacy and data protection. Google big data in comparative sociology

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the results of a research project that examined the impact of macro-determinants on public interest in the topics of surveillance, data protection and online privacy in the context of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the existence of a global mass surveillance program. The level of public interest was estimated based on the number of Google searches related to surveillance in 116 countries, in which comparative analyses were then conducted. We are going to verify the hypothesis that in countries with a higher level of democracy there is greater public interest in surveillance than in other countries. The paper will also present ways of adapting Google data to the needs of the social sciences.

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