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Sri Lankaβs compulsory Taxpayer Identification Number system is opening a wider debate about the boundaries of state authority, citizensβ financial privacy and the growing use of personal data in administering the national economy. What began as a tax-registration exercise is now developing into an extensive identification mechanism connecting individuals with banking, property ownership, commercial activities [β¦] The post From Tax Identification to Financial Surveillance: The Expanding TIN Net appeared first on Lankanews.lk .