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1. throw0+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-02-07 20:57:22
> In terms of "good enough", a Canadian postal code, broadly equivalent to a zip code, is much more granular and can often identify an individual apartment building, or single city block.

To the point that StatCan and other agencies have rules on the number of characters that are collected/disseminated with other data to make sure it's not too identifying:

* https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-governmen...

* https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/ref/DQ-QD/guide_2-e...

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