@Fullycaffeinated @Flick Yes, but it:
a) showed what good people they were
b) inflated the figures
c) allowed the government to see at a glance who wanted to be controlled
d) provided data to be used for . . . ?
I'm not shocked at all. People were begging to be told what to do, say and think. Thinking can be hard work, so a lot of people outsource it. They also like to think they are being kept safe, even if it's an illusion.