Now taxes really can bug you David Lazarus - San Francisco Chronicle Full article found at:
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But if you're one of the millions who this year have used the electronic services of Intuit's TurboTax or H&R Block, you may not know that a stealthy technology commonly known as Web bugs was used to track your comings and goings on the Internet."
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I found the full article a very interesting read, particularly the part about this being *outsourced* to yet another firm with questionable tactics and practices. Oh, and the part at the bottom about ChoicePoint struck me funny as well.