French authorities hunting for rich tax dodgers' secret pools using Google Earth
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dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Tax authorities in France are hunting down rich tax dodgers using Google Earth by surveying gardens for undeclared outdoor pools.France has more outdoor pools than anywhere bar the US, and having one adds €500 a year onto both council and property tax.Now, the inland revenue is working with Google to develop software that can snoop for pools and other home improvements that may have gone under the radar.
The artificial intelligence program analyses satellite pictures along with land registry records to suss out suspicious spaces.An official has described the tool as so accurate that "we can identify the ball on a caravan towbar on the back of a car".A tax inspector said: "We are zooming.
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