{
  "id": 3237504,
  "title": "Supreme Court Flags Private Access To EPFO, ITR Data, Asks Centre To Strengthen Safeguards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/supreme-court-flags-private-access-to-epfo-itr-data-asks-centre-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:55:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/supreme-court-flags-private-access-to-epfo-itr-data-asks-centre-to-strengthen-safeguards"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the alleged access of sensitive provident fund and income tax information by private entities, calling the development “worrisome” and asking the Centre to consider stronger safeguards against misuse of personal data. According to a report by PTI, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana raised the issue…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}