tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267610447946469978.post8471124491324657937..comments2023-10-21T06:56:00.715-04:00Comments on bklynbiblio: Genealogy Bytes: The Censusbklynbibliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857539103503922487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267610447946469978.post-79962062600532513942010-05-29T04:10:07.954-04:002010-05-29T04:10:07.954-04:00The privacy law in the US for this type of materia...The privacy law in the US for this type of material is normally 75 years, which means officially 2015 would be the proper release date. The government's decision to release it in 2012 simply means they've changed this. This is not an unusual practice. They released the 1930 census before 2005, and the United Kingdom (where privacy laws are 100 years) released the 1911 census before 2011.bklynbibliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857539103503922487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267610447946469978.post-45805661694207130172010-05-28T19:11:50.798-04:002010-05-28T19:11:50.798-04:00The 1940 census, after a 72 year confidentiality p...The 1940 census, after a 72 year confidentiality period, will be released in 2012, NOT 2015 as the essay states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com