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lazideyesterday at 10:53 PM3 repliesview on HN

Eh, that’s the ‘if people do the right thing’ approach.

Many countries use census data to target (or even round up and murder) specific groups of people by religion, ethnicity, etc.


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angry_octetyesterday at 11:39 PM

"Many countries"? Do you have any evidence for this statement?

I think that actually the US is an outlier.

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testing22321today at 1:17 AM

Ah yes, the old “bad guys did it 50+ years ago, therefore we shouldn’t collect data that will improve our country”

It’s no shock the standard of living continues to fall in what was once ostensibly the greatest country.

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heheheisisyesterday at 10:56 PM

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