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    Olympics Online: Old Media Beat the New Media

    Note: The following was sent out as an informal email. Please contact the Project for further details. WASHINGTON–The Pew Internet & American Life Project is releasing a report today that looks at how American Internet users experienced the Olympics online. In a nutshell, the Internet was a very minor player in people”s experience of the […]

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    78% of those who download music online don’t think they are stealing

    Washington, D.C. (Thursday, September 28) – The vast majority of those who use the Internet to download music files to their computers do not believe they are stealing. Most couldn”t care less whether the music they have grabbed is copyright protected, a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found. Fully […]

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    86% of Internet Users Want to Prohibit Online Companies From Disclosing Their Personal Information Without Permission

    Washington, D.C., (Sunday, August 20th)- American Internet users want a guarantee of privacy online. An overwhelming 86% favor “opt in” policies that would require Internet companies to seek permission from users before they disclose personal information, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. This view challenges the policy just […]

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    About 5% of American Internet Users Gamble Online

    Americans Gambling Online Figures from a phone survey of 3,035 American Internet users from March 1 through June 30 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that some 4.5 million Americans have gambled online or played a lottery. That”s about 5% of those who have online access. On a typical day, about 1 […]