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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Fatima Hussein

3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say

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A group of congressional Democrats reported Wednesday that three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years.

Their report urges federal agencies to investigate and potentially go to court over the wealth of information that H&R Block, TaxAct and Tax Slayer shared with the social media giant.

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