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The pollsters say they are protecting respondent anonymity – what’s wrong with that?

April 26, 2017anonymity pollsters Protecting respondent wrong

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The pollsters say they are protecting respondent anonymity – what’s wrong with that?

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Protecting respondent anonymity is, of course, proper and ethical. It is highly improper and unethical to use this as a dissimulation for failing to comply with the more fundamental ethical considerations of open data and protecting democracy.