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Aussie census draws privacy backlash, partial boycott
Published Tue, Aug 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
AUSTRALIA's national census, which provides a snapshot every five years of the country's people, from religion to income, has become an unlikely flashpoint over privacy concerns.
Australians are being asked to fill in a host of details about themselves online for the first time in the 105-year history of the census, leading some politicians and privacy advocates to partially boycott the survey. The …
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