census 2016
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Census 2016: Should You Be Concerned About Your Privacy?
Names and addresses collected as part of the 2016 Census, to be conducted on August 9, will be retained to enable the census to be linked to other national data. Names and addresses had previously been retained for 18 months, but the information is now planned to be kept for up to four years. Opponents…
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This Year’s Australian Census Won’t Be Anonymous
For the first time since its inception in 1911, the Australian Census in August this year will be forgoing the usual practise of destroying any identifying information of respondents. Since 2001 we have had the option of deciding if our identifying information can be retained. This year, we won’t get a choice.