IRS Leans On Auction Sites to Spill Customer Information
Lisa Vaas writes on eWeek:
Would you trust eBay to keep your name, address and taxpayer identification number safe? What about uBid.com, or what about an obscure online broker you've never heard of?More here.
The Center for Democracy and Technology is raising a red flag over the prospect after language appeared in the President Bush's budget that would require brokers of personal property—including online auction houses and consignment stores—to collect personal data from customers and to share it with the Internal Revenue Service.
posted by Fergie @ 5/10/2007 08:59:00 PM
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