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Data Difficulty: How DOGE Could Hurt The Census And More

2025/6/4
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Myles Parks: 我主要负责投票相关报道，想了解政府部门在数据收集方面的情况，以及这些数据最终将如何被使用。 Hansi LeWong: 作为负责报道联邦机构的记者，我发现人们越来越不愿意参与政府调查，分享个人信息，对政府的信任度也在下降。甚至有人在拒绝参与调查时提到了Doge或Elon Musk，担心他们提供的信息会被出售或泄露。我自己也担心收集的数据会被滥用，隐私保障无法得到保障。这种不信任感对政府的统计工作造成了很大的影响，因为没有公众的信任，就无法获得准确可靠的统计数据。 Stephen Fowler: 我负责政府重组方面的报道。政府部门确实有很多程序来保护敏感数据，确保只有需要知道的人才能访问。但是，Doge在获取大量数据后，并没有提供足够的信息说明这些数据将被用于何处。例如，Doge的一名工作人员可以访问社会保障管理局最敏感的财务信息、政府人事管理办公室的人力资源文件以及教育部学生贷款数据，这很不正常。而且，Doge经常秘密进行数据处理，我们并不清楚他们的动机。

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The Trump administration's data collection practices, particularly those of the "Department of Government Efficiency," are causing concerns about the accuracy of government statistics due to declining public trust. Fewer people are willing to participate in surveys, citing concerns about data misuse and privacy.
  • Declining public trust in government is impacting participation in surveys.
  • Concerns about data misuse and privacy are causing people to refuse to participate.
  • Accurate statistics are essential for policymaking and resource allocation.

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The Trump administration team that calls itself the Department of Government Efficiency has gathered a ton of data on people in the U.S. — often without providing answers on exactly how it will be used.Data experts fear that will many people wary of answering the census and crucial government surveys that produce monthly jobs numbers and other key statistics.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)