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I would certainly rather they erred on the side of privacy. If the data cannot be released without compromising privacy, I would rather it not be released at a
by teddyh 5y ago
I would certainly rather they erred on the side of privacy. If the data cannot be released without compromising privacy, I would rather it not be released at all.
- bpodgursky 5y agoThe point is that there is no meaningful gain in privacy, and it comes at the cost of crippling important research.
- artificialLimbs 5y ago
- bpodgursky 5y agoI mean, if you don't like the research, it also directly directly impacts voting representation and where federal grant money is distributed, to target the intended demographics and population. Basing either of those on random noise is very very bad.
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoDo you think infrastructure planning is important?
- jeffbee 5y agoDefinition of privacy derangement syndrome, right there. This is superficial "privacy" which affords no marginal improvement in your actual privacy but does concretely break the Census.
- bigyellow 5y agoWhere is that definition from? I couldn't find it in DSM-5. Also, why is the Census (or any collective action) more important than an individual's subjective view of privacy (or any private thought)?
- DiggyJohnson 5y ago> Where is that definition from? I couldn't find it in DSM-5. The term defines itself. I assume you understand what is meant by Privacy Derangement Syndrome, something like: valuing privacy above all other virtues. For example, somebody who refuses to use a mobile phone due to iOS privacy concerns, and falls out of touch with family and friends. But I don't even really appreciate this point even as a joke. The idea that every possible mental malady is constrained and gatekept by a single book seems entirely too rigid. The subjective view of privacy has some value, I'll grant that, but so to does a municipality preparing to lay infrastructure to support a growing population. When it comes to tangible value, the census is one of the most well-known value-adding resources I can think of. I almost never argue against privacy, and policies and measures protecting individual privacy. But the US census is value-adding for research, policy, and individual purposes, let there be no doubt.
- skeptical2 5y ago[dead]
- bigyellow 5y agoThe true derangement is using iOS in spite of abuse just to stay in touch with family and friends.
- skeptical2 5y ago
- djbebs 5y agoYou mean collected.
- chopin 5y agoIn these times, isn't that the same?