{"id":115140,"date":"2023-08-15t11:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15t15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=115140"},"modified":"2024-01-17t12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17t17:08:28","slug":"rick-richardson-congressional-probe-finds-tax-prep-companies-shared-private-taxpayer-data-with-google-and-meta-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/08\/15\/rick-richardson-congressional-probe-finds-tax-prep-companies-shared-private-taxpayer-data-with-google-and-meta-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"congress: tax prep companies shared private data with google, meta for years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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former ftc chief says this data breach is a “five-alarm fire.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

by rick richardson
\n<\/em>technology this week<\/em><\/p>\n

a seven-month congressional\u00a0<\/span>investigation<\/span>\u00a0found that three of the biggest tax preparation firms in the country may have shared americans\u2019 private financial information with google and meta for years in a possible violation of federal law. the information, in some cases, was used for targeted advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n

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the investigation\u2019s findings reveal a \u201cfive-alarm fire\u201d for taxpayer privacy that, according to legal experts, could result in public and private lawsuits, criminal penalties or even a \u201cmortal blow\u201d for some major industry players like taxslayer, h&r block and taxact.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201con a scale from one to 10, this is a 15 … this is as great as any privacy breach that i\u2019ve seen other than exploiting kids. this is a five-alarm fire if what we know about this so far is true.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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