After FTC Warns About Misuse of Confidential Data, Senators Warren, Wyden, Lawmakers Demand Answers from Tax Prep Companies on Abuses of Taxpayer Privacy

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"The FTC's warning followed the release of our months-long investigation revealing that major tax preparation companies sent tens of millions of Americans' sensitive personal data to Meta without providing appropriate disclosures or obtaining taxpayer consent--in apparent violation of taxpayer privacy laws. Accordingly, we write to confirm that, in accordance with the FTC's notice of penalty offenses, your company is not engaged and will not be engaged in any further abuses of taxpayer privacy.

Taxpayers who choose to use your company's services must receive assurances that their confidential data--data about their finances, their children, their health, and more--are not being illegally monetized without their consent."

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