UK: Online Tax System Too Insecure For Rich and Powerful

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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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

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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
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