A new survey by Veracode, a provider of cloud-based application security testing, has found mixed opinions over security activists.
When given the choice between hero and villain, it found that 56% of the voters believed Edward Snowden is a hero, while 44% believed he is a villain.
Asked their opinion on activist group Anonymous, about 46% rated it as hero and 54% said villains.
And respondents were evenly split on whether they felt National Security Agency (NSA) was a villain or hero.
The research also found mixed feelings on coffee chain Starbucks, with 46% selecting it as a hero and 54% as a villain.
The results also showed that Ironman and Batman are the most popular superheroes in the security community.
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