https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=877 The Court addressed whether authorities can compel auditors to disclose passwords or grant unrestricted access to seized laptops containing records of unrelated clients. Forensic examiners could not bypass passwords, and the auditors cited client confidentiality and professional ethics. The decision underscores that authorities cannot pursue fishing or roving inquiries into unrelated client data on seized devices and must have recorded reasons to believe and follow procedural safeguards before expansive intrusion. en-us Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:23:20 +0530 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:23:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=877 The Court addressed whether authorities can compel auditors to disclose passwords or grant unrestricted access to seized laptops containing records of unrelated clients. Forensic examiners could not bypass passwords, and the auditors cited client confidentiality and professional ethics. The decision underscores that authorities cannot pursue fishing or roving inquiries into unrelated client data on seized devices and must have recorded reasons to believe and follow procedural safeguards before expansive intrusion. News - Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:23:20 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=877