"GAO Flags New Cybersecurity Issues for Upcoming Census"

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) urges the Census Bureau to improve upon its cybersecurity. The public will be allowed to respond to the 2020 Decennial Census via the internet. In addition, field-based enumerators will be allowed to use applications on mobile devices to gather survey data from households. Personally identifiable information such as names, birth dates, living situations, and more, will be more susceptible to being digitally hacked as a result of these changes. This article continues to discuss how the 2020 Decennial Census will be conducted, the security risks that will be introduced by changes made to the collection of data, and recommendations for the Bureau in relation to the improvement of its posture against security risks.  

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