It is a breach of privacy, and it has some unpleasant side-effects: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-accounts-on-suspicion-no-crime-requ

It is a breach of privacy, and it has some unpleasant side-effects: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-accounts-on-suspicion-no-crime-required.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-acco... Accompanying HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8509500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8509500