Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
About this report This report is built on the findings of an innovative tracking survey of Internet activities, which was designed to get an accurate reading on the impact of the Internet on Americans’ lives. Running almost continuously between March 1, 2000, and August 20, 2000, the daily poll has asked thousands of Internet users […]
Section 1: Americans want a privacy guarantee Privacy has emerged as a central policy concern about the Internet as more Americans go online every day – and recent weeks have brought a ceaseless number of new allegations about privacy violations by Internet companies. In the past three months, a series of events have heightened sensitivities. […]
Contains basic tracking data, plus 2000 Presidential campaign questions, questions about health care use and privacy concerns, and online music use.
These files contain data from a callback survey of Internet users who use Internet to look for Health information and asks in depth question about their surfing behavior, trust and privacy.
Philadelphia—(February 29, 2000)–The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that a $5.9 million grant has been made to create a research center that will explore the impact of the Internet on American society. Unlike other research centers that focus on e-commerce and other business applications on the Web, Pew’s Internet and American Life Project will study […]