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Re:The Snowden Legacy, part one: What’s changed, really? by krapp on Thursday November 22, 2018 @10:12PM (#18514076)
The census is used to determine the allotment of House representatives for each state, and distribute funds to various federal programs by state or region. This probably requires more accurate and detailed demographic information than hashes would provide.

Also, names are not unique, therefore hashes of names would also not be unique. And how would you verify the hashes belong to actual people?

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Re:The Snowden Legacy, part one: What’s changed, really? by godelski on Saturday November 24, 2018 @05:29PM (#18524282)
Hash multiple information. While a name isn't unique, a SSN is. Or a name tied to an address and age IS (age needed because similar address also leads to higher chance of name clashing if something like "Jr" or "Sr" is missed). You can hash more than a single thing.
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