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Senior Tory MP blasts HMRC plans to 'sell taxpayers' data'

Government plans to share taxpayers' data with private firms were condemned as "borderline insane" by a senior Tory MP. The Guardian reported that the HM Revenue and Customs would be allowed to release anonymised information to third parties.

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HMRC reported data sharing 'not the way to build trust'

The deputy director of Big Brother Watch has condemned reported plans for HM Revenue and Customs to share taxpayers' data with private firms. Emma Carr said:

Given the huge uproar about similar plans for medical records, you would have hoped HRMC would have learned that trying to sneak plans like this under the radar is not the way to build trust or develop good policy.

Given those who abuse personal information cannot be sent to jail this is yet another instance where Government should be putting proper protections in place before any more data is shared, rather than just hoping nothing goes wrong.

Given the sensitivity of people's financial records that is clearly an inadequate and dangerous approach to take.

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Senior Tory MP blasts HMRC plans to 'sell taxpayers' data'

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