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Internet privacy campaigners warn Snooper’s Charter will cost UK more than £1bn

UK’s ambitious Snooper’s Charter could cost Home Office £1bnGetty Images Collection of web browsing histories of every UK citizen under the proposed Snooper’s Charter or the Draft Communications Data Bill, proposed by Home Secretary Theresa May, will cost the Home Office more than £1bn ($1.43bn), according to estimates

US IRS Breach Bigger Than First Thought, With Over 700,000 Victims

The IRS said Friday that the number of taxpayers whose tax information may have been stolen by computer hackers now exceeds 700,000 – more than double the agency’s previous estimate. The tax collecting agency said 390,000 more taxpayer accounts may have compromised than the 334,000 it warned