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India's digital census prompts fear of hidden agendas

The world's most populous country has launched a fully digital census which involves millions of enumerators and also allows the people to report their own data — but many fear it will be used for political manipulation.

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India's digital census prompts fear of hidden agendas

The world's most populous country has launched a fully digital census which involves millions of enumerators and also allows the people to report their own data — but many fear it will be used for political manipulation.

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