UK Census 2011

[Toilet Duck]

Does a census discussion thread exist if it doesn't discuss the census?

[worm]

Does a census discussion thread exist if it doesn't discuss the census?

Edited March 29, 2011 by worm

[Binky]

i,m still waiting for a form to pop through my letterbox

[markeee]

Finally done it, did it online

Someone came to the door on friday asking if/when I was going to do it :|

[lost]

suggestions the census data has been hacked on the register though no proof yet:

My linkhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/21/uk_census_lost/

The UK's Office and National Statistics and Lockheed Martin are racing to check whether hacker group LulzSec had gotten its hands on this year's census data.

Such a massive data loss would be embarrassing even for a government with such an amazing record of data protection failures.

LulzSec's Twitter page has no mention of the supposed hack, but a message on PasteBin - which is open to anyone - suggests they have obtained the records.

The message said:

Greetings Internets,

We have blissfully obtained records of every single citizen who gave their records to the security-illiterate UK government for the 2011 census We're keeping them under lock and key though... so don't worry about your privacy (...until we finish re-formatting them for release)

It then warns that the database will be put on the Pirate Bay once the re-formatting has been finished.