Names Compulsory on the 2016 Census

[Skydrol]

The IP changes depending where you are connected (Hot Spots, Internet Cafes, etc) or the DHCP server changed the IP due to lease expiration from the ISP but still the same network subnet. However, the part that cannot be changed and is unique is/are the MAC Address/es for your Wireless or/and RJ45 NIC. In some systems you can change the number. If you use Windows do an "ipconfig /all" in the command console; you will see the MAC Address/es. On Linux, type "ifconfig" in the command console; for a list of switches, just Google "Linux ifconfig commands". If you do not want your IP to come up, take your laptop to an internet cafe and use their NAT or go wardriving and find an unsecured WiFi spot and piggyback on their NAT.

 

[car_driver]

Census site is farked until at least tomorrow morning but probably longer...

 

[car_driver]

and now they have your IP address

the government is profiling everyone for the future, it is how they will track you now

in the future when your born you will be micro chipped and entered into a data base , it is how they will identify you and track you

it is coming.......

To do that, they would need to get the connection logs from every ISP in Australia and match them up to the millions of IP addresses from the survey. Don't think they care about you THAT much!

 

[Skydrol]

I uderstand his concern and your reply is sound considering the current technology. There are other ways to track people down. Like Cell Phones, Social Media, On Board Auto Nav/Assistance Systems, Credit/Debit Card Purchases, Employer/Tax Systems and the other ones that I cannot think of.

Do not worry much about it, if they want you that bad, they can get you pretty darn quick.

My opinion, that I like the Census... I think is a waste of money for info they already have.

 

[Skydrol]

Sorry, double post.

 

[Risky]

Well this says it all....
Census: Australian Bureau of Statistics says website attacked by overseas hackers - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[Skydrol]

Incompetence cover up story?

 

[Calaber]

So...if it's been hacked, you can assume it's been corrupted to some extent. Would/could the data eventually collected on-line be considered even close to accurate?

Now, do they continue with this exercise or go back to the tried and trusted paper forms, which must then be distributed and collected, but obviously with a new "actuation date". Has all the money spent on the on -line system been wasted and will millions more now need to be spent, which is probably the way it should have been done in the first place.

Sometimes, older is better...well, more secure against hacking, anyway.

 

[Skydrol]

We had a similar problem with the Obamacare debacle/SNAFU; the media pitched it as a "glitch".

 

[Rajesh Koothrappali]

Incompetence cover up story?

Absolutely! There is NO CHANCE (well there is, but it's tiny) this was caused by "hackers". It's called a crash. An inability for the servers to cope with demand. ANYONE with ANY common sense predicted it. It's simple to say "foreign hackers" but they're not going to take a site down. They're going to replace it. They're going to be proud of what they do. There's no attraction in getting the data people are submitting. It's far far less than can be obtained elsewhere.

You suck ABS - hire some actual IT EXPERTS and not some mediocre washed up public servants.