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Re:Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpay... by xyzzyz on Thursday February 20, 2025 @10:25PM (#43123677)
These IRS safeguards will not be of the “security clearance required” form. IRS data, while private, is not classified.
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Re:Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpay... by master_crab on Thursday February 20, 2025 @11:35PM (#43124064)
This. IRS data isn’t protected because it’s classified. It’s protected because of confidentiality enforced by laws passed by Congress (the Tax reform act I believe)

(and the fact that the executive branch can be sued out of their pants for civil damages).

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Re:Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpay... by jrs235 on Friday February 21, 2025 @07:00AM (#43126553)
*(and the fact that the executive branch can be sued out of their pants for civil damages)

if the government agrees to allowing itself to be sued...

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