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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday August 09 2016, @01:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the time-to-find-a-scapegoat dept.

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."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 10 2016, @02:26AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 10 2016, @02:26AM (#386077)

    Um The census did NOT crash. It was deliberately shut down due to the hack attempt (DOS) attacks as a precaution.