Sure, it'd probably be cheaper to buy the data off some data broker rather than doing a census yourself, but how clean is their data? Are they also going to disclose their methodologies? Is giving a few private companies the power to control government funding allocation and distribution of congressional power really a good idea?
Look at the second link for why it isn’t. Don’t believe spies when they claim to have stopped spying (after repeatedly demonstrating that they are willing to break the law to spy).
IP addresses are absolutely location data. The subscriber records of major network providers, both fixed and wireless, are known to the IC. An IP address is a street address and subscriber name.
Most states have programs to ensure that even the poorest have wireless phones, if for no other reason than to enable job application callbacks. Very, very few people do not carry any sort of phone, and all phone metadata in the US, including and especially location, is under continuous logging and surveillance.
>The NSA has stopped collecting location data from US cellphones without a warrant
uh, isn't that a counter-proof?
edit:
>https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/26/nsa-improper-phone-records....
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A
not exactly location data
>https://www.wired.com/2010/12/realtime/
sounds like a great way to under-count people with poor credit or access to banking
>https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/not-just-nsa-dat....
Sure, it'd probably be cheaper to buy the data off some data broker rather than doing a census yourself, but how clean is their data? Are they also going to disclose their methodologies? Is giving a few private companies the power to control government funding allocation and distribution of congressional power really a good idea?