Editing United States Census Bureau (section)

=== Security precautions ===
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The HHC was manufactured by [[Harris Corporation]], an established [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] contractor, via a controversial<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |author=Wade-Hahn Chan |url=http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2008/03/28/Have-feds-cheapened-contract-bonuses.aspx |title=Have feds cheapened contract bonuses? |publisher=FCW |date=March 28, 2008 |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826010307/http://fcw.com/Articles/2008/03/28/Have-feds-cheapened-contract-bonuses.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0608/061108n1.htm |title=Census getting back on course, lawmakers told – Oversight |publisher=GovExec.com |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606134950/http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0608/061108n1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> contract with the [[Department of Commerce]]. Secured access via a [[Fingerprint#Livescan devices|fingerprint swipe]] guaranteed only the verified user could access the unit. A [[GPS]] capacity was integral to the daily address management and the transfer of gathered information. Of major importance was the security and integrity of the populace's private information.