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# TITLE: Is it wrong for the government to collect personal data about its citizens? [fda463e94fa8bbc5f78e391a90b06163]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The government should not collect personal data regarding its citizens as this will allow the government to use this data to their own advantage. This can be seen in the past where governments have used data to lie to the people and use the data to their own advantage. This is not in the interest of the people and will not help in the development of a country. The government should only collect data on the citizens if it is completely anonymous and will not allow the government to gain any personal information about the people. If the data collected is anonymous, it will not allow the government to build fake statistics based on 'real' information which doesn't exist. This will help the government to remain truthful to the people and to help build a stronger relationship between the government and the people. Discussion It is evident that in order to answer the research questions, different approaches were needed for the two parts. The two parts of the study are intertwined but operate on different time scales. For Part 1, the questionnaire was answered by many participants, and this information was then analysed in order to formulate the research questions. These research questions were used in Part 2 as the focus of a more detailed qualitative study, with a smaller number of participants. The participants in Part
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - It is wrong for the government to collect personal data about its citizens as it can manipulate figures and statistics, in which it can use to benefit them to the disadvantage of the people.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The government should not collect personal data regarding its citizens as this will allow the government to use this data to their own advantage. This can be seen in the past where governments have used data to lie to the people and use the data to their own advantage. This is not in the interest of the people and will not help in the development of a country. The government should only collect data on the citizens if it is completely anonymous and will not allow the government to gain any personal information about the people. If the data collected is anonymous, it will not allow the government to build fake statistics based on 'real' information which doesn't exist. This will help the government to remain truthful to the people and to help build a stronger relationship between the government and the people.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - Final consensus statement:  The government should not collect personal data regarding its citizens as this will allow the government to use this data to their own advantage. This can be seen in the past where governments have used data to lie to the people and use the data to their own advantage. This is not in the interest of the people and will not help in the development of a country. The government should only collect data on the citizens if it is completely anonymous and will not allow the government to gain any personal information about the people. If the data collected is anonymous, it will not allow the government to build fake statistics based on 'real' information which doesn't exist. This will help the government to remain truthful to the people and to help build a stronger relationship between the government and the people.
1: 4,1,2,3
1: 4,3,2,1
1: 3,4,1,2
1: 1,3,2,4
1: 1,3,4,2