Revenue staff working from home warned not to use Zoom

Zoom was especially popular during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic with people working from home. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Revenue staff working from home were warned not to use Zoom over fears taxpayer information would be harvested by online marketers or “for other purposes”.

The Revenue Commissioners sent out warnings to staff only to use Skype for business and not Zoom, which had proved incredibly popular, especially during the early Covid-19 restrictions.