Tax prep companies including H&R Block and TaxSlayer found to be tracking users, share sensitive data with Google, Facebook

Not surprising that Google wants to sell your income information on the Nexus, but a good story to share with family and friends still plugged into the Matrix.

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sneaky_b45tard@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Any more info on that? I don't see an article, only the dangerous hoodie guy

oc53bz@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 3y

Hmm, not a lot of xp posting on Lemmy, I could have made a mistake. Here’s the link

https://www.techspot.com/news/99399-tax-preparation-companies-tracked-users-shared-sensitive-data.html

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y

Why do you need more info? Any claim presented with a picture of a dangerous hoodie guy is obviously legit.

oc53bz@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
oc53bz@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
livus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

If I understand correctly, legislative capture by tax prep companies is why Americans can't have simple, one click online tax filing like most of us.

I think these companies should be satisfied with that. Data sharing on top of it seems like they're just being egregious for the hell of it.

ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 3y

From TFA:

Meta spokesman stated that the company's policies on advertising are very clear and transmitting sensitive information about people is against the rules

That's rich coming from Facebook. Do they think people have forgotten Cambridge Analytica?