HMRC will use artificial intelligence to snoop on social media posts of suspected tax cheats. The Labour Party government's taxman is using artificial intelligence to snoop on suspected tax cheats' social media accounts, it has emerged.

The taxman is using AI tools to scour social media posts for evidence of tax fraud and inconsistencies in income. HMRC says AI tools are only used for social media monitoring in criminal investigations and with legal oversight.

Tax experts say that this could spark case of mistaken identity if AI is used to collate information about an individual from social media. And there is a risk that accounts could be hacked or fake accounts could be created which could complicate the process.

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