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The fight over everyone’s private tax data, explained

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19.02.2025

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Welcome to The Logoff. Today I’m focusing on DOGE’s attempt to access taxpayer information via the IRS’s most sensitive records — a push that raises concerns both for the privacy of millions of people and the potential for abuse at the highest levels.

What’s the latest? The White House is pressing the IRS to grant a member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to the system that contains taxpayers’ records, personal identification numbers, and banking information, according to the Washington Post.

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