(DMNews) The U.S. Postal Service is the most trusted government agency when it comes to privacy protection, according to a recent Ponemon Institute LLC survey. Overall, however, government agencies fared worse in 2005 than the year before, suggesting that Americans are increasingly wary of breaches of their privacy.

The “2006 Privacy Trust Study of the United States Government” surveyed 6,000 Americans and sought to “understand the level of confidence Americans have in the many government agencies that routinely collect and use the public’s personal data,” according to a USPS statement.

Among respondents, 69 percent cited “loss of civil liberties and privacy rights” as their No. 1 concern, up 5 points from 2004, according to the statement. The second-ranked concern was “surveillance into personal life,” and third was “monitoring e-mail and Web activities.” Open Comments

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