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> why would Meta & Google even want your tax data?? The more they know the better of a profile they can build about you which is something they can sell. It's
by mikece 3y ago
> why would Meta & Google even want your tax data??
The more they know the better of a profile they can build about you which is something they can sell. It's surveillance capitalism, plain and simple.
- robertlagrant 3y agoIs this actually what's happening, or are you just guessing? E.g. if the tax return companies install Hotjar and it starts sending screenshots of tax returns to Hotjar servers, that's not Hotjar trying to grab tax returns.
- JohnFen 3y agoIt's not Hotjar specifically trying to grab tax returns, true, but if Hotjar is using the data sent to it for its own purposes, then it doesn't actually matter if they intended to get tax returns specifically or not. They're still doing wrong.
- robertlagrant 3y agoIs there evidence that Meta used the information?
- JohnFen 3y agoI don't know. But they certainly obtained it, and it would be out of character for Meta not to capitalize on it. I think the assumption they used it is a reasonable one, given their history.
- robertlagrant 3y agoI disagree, especially when half the stories are like this one, and only exist because of all the other stories supporting them, so this one must be true.