Dead Astronaut

"Tax Filing Websites Have Been Sending Users’ Financial Information to Facebook

The Markup (@themarkup) found services including TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block sending sensitive data"

https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/11/22/tax-filing-websites-have-been-sending-users-financial-information-to-facebook

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Tax Filing Websites Have Been Sending Users’ Financial Information to Facebook – The Markup

The Markup found services including TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block sending sensitive data

Nov 30, 2022 at 5:15pmWeb
Show threadDead AstronautNov 30, 2022

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Show threadThe MarkupNov 30, 2022
@dead_astronaut Thanks for reading and sharing 🙂
Show threadJason R TibbettsNov 30, 2022
@dead_astronaut @themarkup This needs to be bigger news, and the companies involved need to be sued out of existence.
Show threadMichael HorowitzNov 30, 2022
@dead_astronaut @themarkup This is great reporting. But, the article has nothing about defending ourselves from this sort of thing. It can be done.
Show threadChuck DarwinDec 1, 2022

@dead_astronaut @themarkup

Tax preparation giant H&R Block, which also offers an online filing option that attracts millions of customers per year, embedded a pixel on its site that gathered information on filers’ health savings account usage and dependents’ college tuition grants and expenses.