IRD halts taxpayer data sharing with social media following public backlash

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New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) will cease sharing taxpayer data with social media platforms after 8,000 complaints. Despite IRD’s claim of robust security, public discomfort led to this change. IRD Commissioner Peter Mersi apologised for unintended data disclosures involving 268,000 taxpayers. Advocacy from the Taxpayers’ Union and media reports heightened scrutiny. IRD will seek new ways to reach taxpayers, ending a practice that began in 2014.

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