Survey: Most Americans Are OK With NSA Phone Surveillance

According to the latest survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and The Washington Post, a slight majority of Americans — 56% — think it's "acceptable" for the NSA to systematically track their call records in terrorism investigations. Only 41% of Americans think the NSA's actions are unacceptable

When it comes to the government reading their emails, however, Americans lean more towards privacy. While 45% of Americans surveyed think it's acceptable for the government to monitor emails to prevent terrorist attacks, 52% of Americans surveyed don't think the NSA should do so.