Say anything on a cell phone you wouldn't want a gossip or your boss to hear. Privacy fears are widespread and growing. Women feel more threatened than men do. You worry most about a loss of financial privacy. Your biggest privacy fear is the sale of your Social Security number or other sensitive personal identifiers like unlisted phone numbers.
Victims pay a steep price.
Most Americans who have experienced a serious invasion of privacy feel helpless. One in five says he or she suffered humiliation, anxiety or personal strain as a result. You want government action.