The IRS has published a final rule that relieves most 501(c) nonprofits of a requirement to report the names and addresses of major donors. The IRS “does not need” the information “to administer the internal revenue laws,” said the Treasury Department, and it changed the rule “in light of the risks and burden.” Read More »

“Data is so seductive. Once you have these data sets, there’s so many reasons to use them.” Read More »

To preserve our right to free expression, we must resist these attacks on donor privacy by supporting organizations that are challenging donor disclosure demands in court, by opposing laws and administrative orders that require donor disclosure, and by encouraging the enactment of laws that affirmatively protect donor privacy. Read More »

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have announced that a rule has been finalized that will eliminate Schedule B donor filing requirements for certain nonprofit organizations. Read More »

Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law a bill that will ensure the privacy of Oklahoma citizens and protect their First Amendment right to support causes and the organizations advocating for those causes. Read More »

Last week, a strong bipartisan coalition of lawmakers voted to protect the privacy of Oklahomans. Read More »

Despite a warning from Texas’ attorney general, Austin’s mayor is still continuing his threat to punish local businesses who don’t obey his questionably legal new order. Read More »

The 13 criteria that restaurants will have to adhere to in order to reopen for dine-in service during the novel coronavirus pandemic include a stipulation they “create a daily log of customers and maintain that daily log for 30 days, including telephone/email contact information, and time in.” Read More »

Whether you're the person doing the reporting or the person being reported on...when your personal information ends up in a government database, it never goes away and can fall into the hands of the wrong people. Read More »

"That invades our privacy. I want to go to the restaurant to enjoy the food. I don't go there for someone to know where I've been, what time." Read More »