by dang on 11/26/2022, 4:56:45 PM
by andsoitis on 11/26/2022, 3:39:26 PM
> A pixel on TaxAct’s website then sent some of that data to Facebook, including users’ filing status, their adjusted gross income, and the amount of their refund, according to a review by The Markup.
A pixel is a powerful thing.
by rqtwteye on 11/26/2022, 3:54:59 PM
There really needs to be a crackdown on all this nonsense. I wonder if it would be feasible to create an infrastructure where everybody has a data pool and other companies can read the data with permission but it’s illegal for them to store anything. That way you could see who accesses your data and you could also revoke access.
by MattDemers on 11/26/2022, 3:46:02 PM
Isn't it great that nothing can make our lives easier unless we're giving up proportionally more in data, privacy, or liberty?
by ta988 on 11/26/2022, 5:07:31 PM
I looked at what apps on Android are doing on my phone yesterday. The amount of info apps are sending to Facebook and Google analytics is just jaw dropping.
by hash872 on 11/26/2022, 4:28:58 PM
So, does the GPDR (or the CCPA) prevent this for EU citizens? I'm a bit of a GPDR skeptic, but coming from a place where I'd like to see improvements in privacy legislation and more clarity. Is this specific practice, transmitting tax data to a 3rd party, outlawed in Europe?
by ogurechny on 11/26/2022, 4:27:52 PM
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
You might be mad at the cheap (or not so cheap) Chinese (or not so Chinese) smartphone manufacturer whose firmware updates come with crap apps and even trojans preinstalled, but that little business only wants to have a tiny piece of cake the big guys share. Can we scold it for swindling data if famous corporations do the same?
Tax filing websites have been sending users’ financial information to Facebook - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33705532 - Nov 2022 (74 comments)