zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · edit-23 days agoTonight is census night!www.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkTonight is census night!www.abc.net.auzero_gravitas@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarePappabosley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhat has changed is that it use to be fully anonymous, but now the government can partially re- identify the information to refrence against their other data sets and they keep the information for 99 years instead of 25
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoFor the last 25 years they have kept the data for release in 99 years. Unlike other places you can opt out of having your data stored and released
minus-squarePappabosley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThe last few censuses, yes, and originally you could not opt out
What has changed is that it use to be fully anonymous, but now the government can partially re- identify the information to refrence against their other data sets and they keep the information for 99 years instead of 25
For the last 25 years they have kept the data for release in 99 years. Unlike other places you can opt out of having your data stored and released
The last few censuses, yes, and originally you could not opt out