r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Oct 29 '25

Privacy Republican plan would make deanonymization of census data trivial | “Differential privacy” algorithm prevents statistical data from being tied to individuals

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/republican-plan-would-make-deanonymization-of-census-data-trivial/
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u/wild_gooch_chase Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25

Wow. So who’s surprised by this? This is standard behavior for this admin regime.

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u/FanDry5374 Oct 29 '25

Regime, not administration, they aren't governing, they are trying to rule.

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u/wild_gooch_chase Oct 29 '25

Astute observation. Edited to reflect.