• Nov 30, 2020 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Senator Wyden to introduce legislation to stop the IRS from spying on Americans

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been in hot water and under investigation by its oversight body for buying location information on American citizens without a warrant. Motherboard has seen the contract between Venntel and the IRS that confirms how the IRS was spying on American citizens. Now, Senator Wyden has unveiled plans to introduce … Continue reading “Senator Wyden to introduce legislation to stop the IRS from spying on Americans”

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• Oct 8, 2020 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

IRS being investigated for tracking American location data without a warrant

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has an oversight body, and according to Motherboard, that oversight body has launched a formal investigation into the IRS’s use of location data without a warrant. The investigation was kicked off after Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren demanded that there be a formal investigation. The IRS revealed to Senator … Continue reading “IRS being investigated for tracking American location data without a warrant”

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