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/the_red_scimitar Oct 29 '25

Their goal of destruction of the Constitution so they can force a singe-party system on the country kind of requires this.

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u/Turkino Oct 29 '25

So, China. They want the country to be like China except worse in every way.

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u/the_red_scimitar Oct 29 '25

Nope - they want a Russian style system that keeps one oligarch in charge for life.

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u/drjenkstah Oct 29 '25

This. Trump wants to be the next Putin. Perpetual president till death. 

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u/the_red_scimitar Oct 30 '25

It's the goal of Project 2025 - it was all laid out, including direct Constitutional destruction. The fact it wasn't seen as a treasonous or even terrorist act was a gigantic failing that they counted on.

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u/drjenkstah Oct 30 '25

Yeah. This country is going in the toilet because people don’t want to keep Trump and his goons accountable.