Fergie's Tech Blog

IRS's Inadequate Security Puts Taxpayer Data at Risk

Via EPIC.

This month, Spotlight surveys the Internal Revenue Service amid recent questions concerning its information-sharing regulations and security systems. Government reports have found that the agency has poor physical and electronic security, and it has had considerable trouble with its contractors improperly accessing and collecting sensitive taxpayer data.

In one case, an IRS contractor spent several months collecting political party affiliation data on taxpayers in 20 states, in violation of the law.

posted by Fergie @ 3/31/2006 11:29:00 AM