Scrapping the national census raises data sovereignty and surveillance fears for Māori
- Written by Lara Greaves, Associate Professor of Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Getty ImagesYesterday’s announcement that the five-yearly national census would be scrapped has raised difficult questions about the effectiveness, ethics and resourcing of the new “administrative” system that will replace it.
An administrative census will use information collected in day-to-day government activities, such as...
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