IRS accidentally publishes thousands of Social Security numbers online

[koalabear]

They should do great with obamacare.

When the Internal Revenue Service screws up, it screws up BIG. Someone at everyone's favorite agency forgot to remove tens of thousands of Social Security numbers from a data-set while uploading it to a new online hub. The result? Thousands of hackable targets left floating around the Internet, perfect prey for any Tom, Dick or Dimitri with unscrupulous plans in mind. Thankfully, a nonprofit that specializes in publishing government information spotted it, forcing the IRS to look up from their abacuses long enough to shut the thing down. C'mon, guys. You're supposed to be on our side in the hacking wars, not helping the other team.

http://now.msn.com/irs-publishes-social-security-numbers-by-accident-when-uploading-data

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Oxymoron of the day: competent tax collectors

 

[phrodeau]

The IRS has nothing to do with Obamacare.

You've been listening to Glenn Beck again.

 

[koalabear]

The IRS has nothing to do with Obamacare.

You've been listening to Glenn Beck again.

^^Totally stupid yellowneck.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

The IRS has nothing to do with Obamacare.

You've been listening to Glenn Beck again.

Nothing???


lol



Were they the approved Tea Party SSNs?

 

[run_silent]

The IRS has nothing to do with Obamacare.

You've been listening to Glenn Beck again.

The IRS collect penalty fees if you don't have insurance. It's as simple as that.

edited to add "you"

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

The IRS collect penalty fees if don't have insurance. It's as simple as that.

They will also then, will they not, have to verify, even by audit, your claim to have insurance?

How will they ever decide who to audit?

Conservatives who opposed their role in the Nationalization of the Health Care industry would be a good place to start doin' some intimidatin'!




I wonder if that office will be in Saint Louie or Chicago...