Popular tax prep software sent financial information to Meta, report finds
In a report published with The Verge on Tuesday, the outlet found Meta pixel trackers in the software sent information like names, email addresses, income information and refund amounts to Meta, violating its policies. The Markup also found that TaxAct had transmitted similar financial information to, Meta uses tiny pixels that publishers and businesses embed on their websites. The dots send a message back to Facebook when you visit.
An H&R Block spokesperson said the company takes "protecting our clients' privacy very seriously, and we are taking steps to mitigate the sharing of client information via pixels."
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