[LINK] The Census - Public Advisory Statement

[Alex (Maxious) Sadleir]

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au> wrote:
> The Australian Privacy Foundation has released a Public Advisory
> Statement relating to the 2011 Census, at
> http://www.privacy.org.au/Resources/CensusAdvStmt-2011.html
>
> It provides background information on the way in which some people's
> Census data  is kept indefinitely without consent, and can be
> connected back to the individual.
>
> It also identifies steps being taken by some people, in order to
> avoid their personal data being captured and exploited in this way.
>
> Further information is provided on the possible consequences of being
> known by the ABS not to have provided the data, together with
> estimates of the number of people who decline to provide data.
>
>
> The APF encourages wide distribution of this email and the URL.

I've requested clarification from the social media personification of
the Census. Although I wouldn't object to providing data under these
conditions if there was informed consent, there seems to be no mention
of the SLCD on the 2011 Census website on any of the relevant pages
even where there IS mention of the time capsule. eg:
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/2011+Census+-+Privacy+and+Confidentiality
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/2011+Census+-+Census+Help+-+Name+and+Address

Not a good look!