Earlier this month it was possible to download the 2005 income tax returns for the entire Italian population. You may think that this is an impossible misprint, like I did, but this is the truth! At first I thought the information must have been stolen but it was the tax authorities themselves who published these figures. When something as unbelievable as this happens we must delve into the history of the situation to see what events transpired to make this so.
In their defense the Italian government told the press that this information has been available to the public since the 1970’s as annual data is display in town halls around the country. Therefore the only change that I can see is the channel by which the information is disseminated to the public.
The moves of the tax department have angered Italians, with many seeking compensation. This fiasco demonstrates the speed and publicity that internet can create and if Google’s vision is to ring true then this may just be the start!
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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