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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago (8 children)

This type of thing makes me super uncomfortable.

IDK how things roll in Canada but here in Australia census is now linked to your identity although they claim to de-identify the data later on. Unfortunately the Australian Government has demonstrated many times that they're just incapable of handling this type of information responsibly.

We don't have an authoritarian government but that could change. They don't need a list of all the non-hetero people in Australia.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My philosophy is this: I’ll answer truthfully, and if my country gets to the point where I’m worried that being truthful in my census questionnaire will put me at risk, this is no longer a country I want to be living in and I’ll move.

I know this is coming from a place of privilege but I can afford it, and I believe that everyone that can afford it should do it too.

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