U.S. Federal Court Approves IRS Collection of Coinbase User Database
In a precedent-setting victory for the United States tax authorities, a California federal court has ruled in favor of the IRS serving Coinbase Inc. with a “John Doe” summons. The IRS requires the approval of a federal court in order to issue said summons, which covers virtually all Coinbase users who were clients from 2013 to 2015. The extent of this back-door surveillance is stunning in its depth and scope. Let’s review what the official “John Doe” summons requires of Coinbase: “Complete user profile, history of changes to user profile from account inception, complete user preferences,....
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