The badge says "Census Bureau" but are those census questions they are asking you? The "long form" is a survey, NOT part of the official Census and it asks for VERY personal information and they threaten to jail you if you don't "cooperate"!
Of course, most media is urging "cooperation" and answering the Census but not making the distinction between that and this obnoxiously intrusive SURVEY which is what they are really urging people to participate in.
"It's only used for Census data"? REALLY??? I don't think so!
But consider this:
And sometimes it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys.
The Census Taker: