The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be prohibited from allowing its own personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information under legislation proposed on May 2 by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
“I have been sounding the alarm on the IRS’s troubling history of mishandling taxpayer information, and the bring-your-own-device program is getting added to that roster,” Sen. Thune said. “The American people should be able to trust that their personal information is safe with the IRS — not compromised.”
Sen. Thune sponsored the Ensuring No Devices Bear Your Own Data (END BYOD) Act, S. 4257, alongside four original cosponsors — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC).
The legislation would prohibit IRS employees, volunteers, and contractors from accessing sensitive taxpayer information on their personal computers or phones through the IRS’s bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program, according to a bill summary provided by Sen. Thune’s staff.
“I’m proud to introduce the END BYOD Act, which would help ensure the security and privacy of taxpayers’ data,” said the senator.
Americans for Tax Reform and the National Taxpayers Union Foundation support S. 4257, which has been referred to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee for consideration.
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