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Supposedly, census data should be anonymous. This means the records should be anonymized as soon as possible and should not just be stored.
by iwwr 15y ago
Supposedly, census data should be anonymous. This means the records should be anonymized as soon as possible and should not just be stored.
- hobbes 15y agoIt can't be totally anonymous, otherwise there's no way of enforcing the legal requirement to complete it. Each census form had a unique ID, which is obviously linked to your address as it was sent to you through the post.
- iwwr 15y agoThe answers can be hashed in many ways to ensure anonymity.