Tony Posted March 8, 2008 Posted March 8, 2008 This one has been bubbling for a while now but last year HM Revenue & Customs bought a DVD of data stolen from a bank in Liechtenstein. That list contains information on accounts held be non Liechtenstein residents using the principality to evade (or avoid if a court sees fit) tax in other countries including the UK. If rumours are true then there are at least two members of the House of Lords on the list, and a number of other high profile individuals. To my mind there are two issues here. 1. Should HMRC be encouraging and supporting a criminal activity? 2. Can we ever have a system that allows insiders with the appropriate access to steal data for nefarious purposes. I am of course thinking of ID cards and biometric passports. Today's Telegraph
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