{"id":114006,"date":"2023-07-19t14:25:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-19t18:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=114006"},"modified":"2024-08-27t17:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27t21:01:53","slug":"big-tax-prep-might-be-in-big-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/07\/19\/big-tax-prep-might-be-in-big-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"top tax vendors caught red-handed selling private taxpayer data"},"content":{"rendered":"
taxslayer, h&r block and taxact have been passing on sensitive personal and financial data to meta, google and other big tech companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research<\/em><\/p>\n q: since when did private tax returns become public information? <\/strong><\/p>\n a: since some of the nation\u2019s biggest tax preparers decided to share it.<\/strong><\/p>\n more cybersecurity: <\/strong>jon baron: why the u.s. must act now to protect our online privacy<\/a> |<\/strong>top tax vendors caught red-handed selling private taxpayer data<\/a> | how hacker-proof is your firm?<\/a> |\u00a0it takes a village to stop cybercrime<\/a> |\u00a0<\/a>one-third of cyber attacks involve small businesses<\/a> |\u00a0cyber insurance costs rise in health care as attacks soar<\/a> |\u00a0the why, what and how of\u00a0cybersecurity for accountants<\/a> |\u00a0when cyber-crime hits close to home<\/a> |\u00a0cybersecurity for tax professionals<\/a> |<\/p>\n more tax: <\/b>irs embracing stakeholders<\/a> | coming soon: new ways to pay the irs<\/a> | irs sets milestones for radically new service<\/a> | irs promises 12 customer service initiatives<\/a> | should tax preparers be certified competent?<\/a> | irs has big plans for its $80 billion<\/a> | can\u2019t irs tax pro accounts do more?<\/a> | taxpayer assistance centers need upgrade<\/a> for all your concerns about protecting client information, it seems that taxslayer, h&r block and taxact have been passing on sensitive personal and financial data to meta, google and other big tech companies. the federal trade commission has determined that the information was sufficient for big tech to create detailed dossiers on tens of millions of american taxpayers.<\/p>\n according to an investigation opened by senators elizabeth warren, ron wyden, richard blumenthal, tammy duckworth, bernie sanders and sheldon whitehouse and representative katie porter, the tax prep firms were \u201cshockingly careless with their treatment of taxpayer data\u201d and acted with \u201cstunning disregard for taxpayer privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n q: what\u2019s the difference between tax season and harvest season?<\/strong><\/p>\n a: not much.<\/strong><\/p>\n a new u.s. senate probe reveals how big tax prep harvests data with computer code known as pixels.<\/p>\n for years, pixels \u2013 specifically meta pixel and google analytics \u2013 have been inserted into tax prep webpages for the purpose of gleaning information and passing it on to meta and google.<\/p>\n the tax prep companies claim that the use of pixels is \u201cubiquitous\u201d and \u201ccommon industry practice,\u201d but the investigators say that \u201cit is particularly reckless for online tax preparation websites to use them on webpages where tax return information is entered unless further steps are taken to ensure that the pixels do not access sensitive information.\u201d<\/p>\n the \u201cfurther steps\u201d are often inadequate, the report explains. for example, social security numbers are \u201chashed\u201d to make them unidentifiable. but anyone with modest tech skills can \u201cunhash\u201d the numbers and link them to individuals and their financial data.<\/p>\n q: what\u2019s synonymous with anonymous?<\/strong><\/p>\n a: none of us. <\/strong><\/p>\n the report found that:<\/p>\n q: what\u2019s $1,000 times tens of millions?<\/strong><\/p>\n a: if you have to ask, you can\u2019t afford it.<\/strong><\/p>\n conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n the report called for immediate investigations by the department of justice, the internal revenue service, the treasury inspector general for tax administration and the federal trade commission, with liable actors to be duly prosecuted.<\/p>\n the senators and representatives also called for the tax code to be simplified to the point where tax preparers are unnecessary and for the irs to follow through on its program to offer free online tax preparation service that is not linked to private tax preparers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" taxslayer, h&r block and taxact have been passing on sensitive personal and financial data to meta, google and other big tech companies.<\/strong>
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