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Old 02-23-10, 12:12 PM   #1
SteamWake
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Default Census gets personal (US politics)

As you may or may not know it is census time. Thousands of 'workers' have been hired (some from Acorn http://www.factcheck.org/2009/06/acorn-and-the-census/ ) thousands of dollars spent on advertising, and citizens prompted to provide all sorts of personal information. Right down to how many toilets you have in your home

As you may or may not be aware of the only answer you are required to answer is how many people live in your home.

Here is an interesting take...



Why are the privacy activists not up in arms over this?




In related news

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday it has notified nearly 100 companies and organizations of data breaches involving personal information about customers or employees.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/10022...internet_ftc_1
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