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UK: Online Tax System Too Insecure For Rich and Powerful
From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:33:12 GMT
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 What a crock. Via The Telegraph.co.uk. [snip] The security of the online computer system used by more than three million people to file tax returns is in doubt after HM Revenue and Customs admitted it was not secure enough to be used by MPs, celebrities and the Royal Family. Thousands of "high profile" people have been secretly barred from using the online tax return system amid concerns that their confidential details would be put at risk. This provoked anger from consumer groups and accountants who said the same levels of security should be offered to all taxpayers regardless of their perceived fame. [snip] More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/26/ntax126.xml Hat-tip: Schneier on Security: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/uk_twotier_tax.html - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFHqPI1q1pz9mNUZTMRApOJAJ9Nla13tKIaUTGypaVG4bCctW5DCACgigwY zM9ec7opo/C72c+QZNC+dnI= =wQ4j -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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