not sure how this one will go down but I suspect there will be a few red faces

Clicky

i’m glad I didn’t fill mine out

tbh, the government/local authorities will happily sell anyone the majority of the houshold information that’s in the census so I can’t see it being a data protection issue as much as just an embarassment…

The “pre-planned intelligence-led operation” in collaboration with the FBI followed claims online that the 2011 census database had been stolen and would be published in full.

You mean they didn’t just rock up and start banging on a random selection of doors 😯

SOCA, also had their web site hacked, and took it off line.

Government in Not Being Able to Secure Any Data Shocka!!!!!

Whatever next? Its hardly like the imformation is of much importance though is it? Unless you felt compelled to give them your bank details anyway……

You didn’t did you?

Hmmm.Could just be any kiddy who was running LOIC (ddos tool). Schoolboy error for any serious member not to be using Tor or similar.

i’m glad I didn’t fill mine out

I did, but I’m not going to be loosing any sleep over this. I’m not sure they could do anything with the information that will affect me in the slightest.

Wasn’t the govt running it though, was it?

And the best thing about this story is newspapers having to print the word ‘lulz’

Well, that article does say it might have been stolen. There isn’t any proof….. yet.

But, I agree that the government authorities can’t be trusted to keep this sort of data safe. Which makes it all the more galling that they make it an offence to not complete it. If it is proven to have have been stolen, where do the British public stand with taking the government to court for negligence? If a business carried on like this they’d either go out of business or have the authorities waving a big stick at them.

even if lockheed martin have lost all the census data they made this so ill forgive em

Just as well I made most of my response up!

I see a 19 yr old nerd has been arrested.

LULZ 🙂

My god he’s pissed off a lot off Jedis does he not understand the power of the force.

SOCA, also had their web site hacked, and took it off line.

DDOS attack was it not.

i’m glad I didn’t fill mine out

Because now they can only get the same information from a bit of small talk with you or a close friend?

Drac
My god he’s pissed off a lot off Jedis does he not understand the power of the force.

😆 I can imagine a load of overweight middle aged men dressed as Jedis trying to kick his door down.

Wearing STW t-shirts.

even if lockheed martin have lost all the census data they made this so ill forgive em

They’ve also contributed a lot to the integrity of government in developing countries through their selfless involvement in the development of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

As in, their getting caught caused the FCPA to be passed and every time they’ve been caught since then, the Act has been tightened and the screws turned.

UPDATE: Looks like it it was all a hoax and it hasn’t been stolen after all.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/23/census_safe_confirmed/

Phew. Details of the number of children I don’t have and my ethnic background is now safe from terrorists once more!

shame, I was going to write a stern letter to Points of View about this

… yours, Concerned of Alderaan.