Meta Has Been Lapping Up User’s Financial Info Sent Directly from Tax Filing Sites

s attorney generals over sapping users’ location data while not making it clear it was doing so. At the same time, tax filing companies like those described here are the main way millions upon millions of U.S. citizens file their taxes each year, and users’ rely on these free services to accurately gauge their tax write offs and refunds.

With all these different companies throwing up their hands while screaming “non mea culpa,” the real question is who knew this was happening, and who was actually profiting from it at that time? Well, according to the report, by Monday TaxAct stopped sending income and refund amounts over to Meta, but has kept on sending out the names of users’ dependents marked on their filings. They have also continued sending out info using Google Analytics.

In an email, H&R Block told Gizmodo: “At H&R Block, we take protecting our clients’ privacy very seriously, and we are taking steps to mitigate the sharing of client information via pixels.”

Can’t wait to see the flurry of lawsuits at HRBlock

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