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Interesting! As a Scandinavian it's hard to imagine how any government can function effectively and properly without good records. Being able to read up-to-date
by 5cents 6y ago
Interesting! As a Scandinavian it's hard to imagine how any government can function effectively and properly without good records. Being able to read up-to-date, high-quality population statistics is wonderful, and also that researchers can get access to various records and link them. And I struggle to see how to expect the government/public services to take care of me, protect me and provide me good services if it didn't know who I am and what threats/problems there are in the society
- chmod600 6y agoGovernments existed before electronic databases. Databases do increase effectiveness, but effective government is not without potential downsides. The government can be effective at helping you or oppressing you. Some kinds of databases intuitively seem weighted more toward one end than than the other. Most databases are a gray area that could be used for either. And a lot depends on trust, too. Perhaps you simply trust your government more, and perhaps with good reason.