“TaxSlayer, H&R Block, and TaxAct all confirmed that they shared “extensive taxpayer data” through Meta’s pixel in the senators’ report.”
H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer embedded Meta and Google tracking pixels that sent users’ names, addresses and birth dates to the two ad giants for years. The pixels also leaked which tax forms people opened, which hints at their deductions. None of it had consent. They pulled the pixels only after The Markup caught them last November. Your tax preparer was a data broker with a filing button.