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Tim Scott introduced a bill to stop the IRS from gathering new data. In the wake of a controversial proposal by the Treasury Department and Senate Democrats to direct collection of additional data on ...

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Proposed anti-fraud powers will allow the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to monitor the bank accounts of landlords, parents, carers and partners of people receiving state benefits, including ...

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The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will "explicitly" exempt ONE benefit from its controversial bank account monitoring scheme. Despite widespread opposition to what critics term ...

In a move designed to avoid the time and costs associated with a protracted legal battle, Certegy Check Services Inc. has offered to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 8.5 million people ...