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Second amended US complaint filed in US case over Meta Pixel tax filing tracking

( April 18, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed their second amended consolidated US class action complaint accusing Meta Platforms of illegally wiretapping electronic communications on major online tax filing websites offered by H&R Block, TaxAct, and TaxSlayer, among others. "As a result of this wiretapping, U.S consumers have been transmitting their sensitive financial information to Meta – inadvertently and without consent – when they file their taxes online. This information included things like income, refund amounts, filing status, the names of dependents, and scholarship information. When Meta receives this information, it matches it with Facebook users," the complaint alleges.See attached file. ...

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