Excerpts from the article: 1."What it suggests is that the statistical information was used at the microlevel for surveillance of civilian populations, ... (a

Excerpts from the article: 1."What it suggests is that the statistical information was used at the microlevel for surveillance of civilian populations, ... (appears suspiciously similar to what is occurring now) 2. "At the time, available evidence (and Bureau lore) held that there had been no … release of microdata," (Hahaha) 3. The Census Bureau has improved its confidentiality practices considerably in the last six decades, former director Prewitt says. (How could this be? The government requested and the govenment got the information. It happened then, it could happen now.) The more things change the more they remain the same. To be fair anyway, the picture is not black and white. The government had a real and valid fear (proven wrong by events) that the japanese population could be used to foment trouble in the states during the war. However the action still does leave a bad impression