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The Census and Australian Bureau of Statistics websites have crashed on their most important day of the year [Census day for Australians], leaving Australians frustrated and unable to complete their form online. Many trying to log on to the Census and ABS sites were met with an error message on Tuesday evening saying the site could not be reached.
In a first, the census requires a full name to be filled in, though many including politicians are concerned about privacy issues. Crossbench senators including Nick Xenophon, Scott Ludlam and Sarah Hanson-Young are pledging not to comply with rules for the census will be treated like any other citizen and risk fines of $180 per day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
Some took to Twitter to slam the ABS, with one user sarcastically saying they were "definitely technically competent enough to keep our most private data safe."
(Score: 5, Insightful) by ledow on Tuesday August 09 2016, @02:46PM
And then good luck when you fall and break your leg.
Or get boarded by pirates.
Or whatever. People enclose themselves in government-controlled countries for a reason.
That reason isn't necessarily stupid, either.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday August 09 2016, @03:18PM
Well that's just it: Many people who complain about the government existing are the same ones that rely on government services on a regular basis. There are more than a few who are downright delusional about what government does and doesn't do for them, as best exemplified by the older Americans who are completely convinced that Social Security and Medicare are not government programs.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.