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| Source |  Schneier on Security |
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| Identifiant | 8308849 |
| Date de publication | 2023-02-10 11:24:37 (vue: 2023-02-10 12:08:05) |
| Titre | Hacking the Tax Code |
| Texte | The tax code isn't software. It doesn't run on a computer. But it's still code. It's a series of algorithms that takes an input—financial information for the year—and produces an output: the amount of tax owed. It's incredibly complex code; there are a bazillion details and exceptions and special cases. It consists of government laws, rulings from the tax authorities, judicial decisions, and legal opinions. Like computer code, the tax code has bugs. They might be mistakes in how the tax laws were written. They might be mistakes in how the tax code is interpreted, oversights in how parts of the law were conceived, or unintended omissions of some sort or another. They might arise from the exponentially huge number of ways different parts of the tax code interact... |
| Envoyé | Oui |
| Condensat | algorithms amount another are arise authorities bazillion bugs but cases code code; complex computer conceived consists decisions details different doesn exceptions exponentially from government hacking has how huge incredibly information input—financial interact interpreted isn judicial law laws legal like might mistakes number omissions opinions output: oversights owed parts produces rulings run series software some sort special takes tax unintended ways written year—and |
| Tags | General Information |
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| Notes | ★★★ |
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