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DOWN FOR THE COUNT

Security experts warn that an online census will leave us more vulnerable than ever.

IN 2016, Australia tried to run a more efficient national census by conducting it online. Things went badly from the start. On the day the survey was posted, hackers launched a denial-of-service attack that brought down the system for 40 hours. The census

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