The Monday Poll: With hackers in the news, how secure do you feel?

China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time. The Department of Homeland Security said data from the Office of Personnel Management — the human resources department for the federal government — and the Interior Department had been compromised. Susan Walsh The Associated Press

It seemed like a nanosecond after Congress pulled the plug on the NSA’s bulk collection of telephone data, the nation was learning about a massive heist of information on perhaps 4 million federal employees.

Did the Chinese worm their way into a government network and compromise the nation’s and employees’ security? And has the NSA stepped up surveillance in other ways that might intrude on Americans’ privacy?

We now live in the era of digital insecurity. And the case of Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower, looms large in how that story is told and plays out.

We want to hear your thoughts on some of these issues. Weigh in on the following statements. Mobile users, go here. Results are usually posted online Tuesday afternoon and on the Opinion pages Wednesday.

This story was originally published June 5, 2015 at 6:10 PM with the headline "The Monday Poll: With hackers in the news, how secure do you feel?."

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