This is the first analytical chapter of the book. It focuses on Hungary, and explores which factors motivate the acceptance of state surveillance for national security reasons. The analysis is based on individual-level data from a national survey conducted in Hungary on a representative sample of 1000 respondents. The statistical analysis tests for the effect of personality traits (i.e., agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, and openness to experience) and socio-demographic variables (i.e., engagement in community, subjective information, age, education, gender, and TV consumption) on the individual’s acceptance of state surveillance. The arguments used to support the findings are based on secondary data (drawn from previous studies, official statistics, press reports, etc.) coupled with realities from Hungary.