FFS
I'm all for messing round for the sake of it, but they've gone too far now.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:15, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

No they haven't
Too far will be when they distribute the data in a format that can be used for nefarious means.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Exactly.
I am more bothered by the fact that the contractor that is keeping this info can't keep it safe.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:19, Reply)

That's precisely what they're going to do.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:21, Reply)

How do you know, it doesn't say that.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:22, Reply)

"We're keeping them under lock and key though... so don't worry about your privacy (...until we finish re-formatting them for release)"

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:29, Reply)

Doesn't say for nefarious means.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:43, Reply)

Releasing it to the public _is_ netherious means, it's like a facebook group asking for a skins-style house party.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 13:02, Reply)

Proving they can do it innit. To the authorities. Not nefarious unless it does damage.
I like the way they offered to help Sega track down the hackers that stole thir date.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 13:15, Reply)

They said they're formatting it for release
It could be that the format they release it in is entirely useless to those with criminal intent. I'm not saying they're likely to do that, I'm saying they have yet to go too far.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:23, Reply)

I bloody hope that is the case.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:25, Reply)

The company doing the census figures is a large US defence contractor.
Which is slightly worrying.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:28, Reply)

Oh bugger.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:29, Reply)

Are they the ones who regularly fuck up elections in the US?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:29, Reply)

Not sure.
I just know it is Lockheed Martin. Who make, amongst other goodies, spyplanes.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:31, Reply)

What information do you imagine that the census will give to criminals
that they can't already get hold of via freely available means?
( Kroney, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:29, Reply)

Plan health, education and social services in my area for the next decade?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:31, Reply)

Not exactly the next big score, is it?

( Kroney, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:31, Reply)

It'll cost them a few quid.
Bloody immigrants, coming over here, stealing our census data!
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 12:32, Reply)