HMRC Under Fire Over Site Security

HMRC Under Fire Over Site Security

HM Revenue & Customs is facing fresh criticism over its security policies after users complained that its tax self-assessment web site reveals their password in the URL address bar.
Anyone filling in the online tax forms would be at risk of allowing others to access their personal details because the username field has an auto-complete function.



Richard Clayton, a security expert at Cambridge University, and adviser to the House of Lords committee on personal internet security, said that such a fault was "foolish" and "not regular practice".