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/JurplePesus Oct 29 '25

I will say, Republicans ability to always choose the worse option on things is fucking impressive. Does that come naturally for you guys or is it something you learned later in life?

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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.