I write code (#JS, #VueJS, #php, #dotnet), take photos, and travel. I live in #Milwaukee, #Wisconsin. I created @mcts, @TheHop, @GMMKE, and https://toot.works.
I am also @steinbring on Pixelfed and @joe on Mastodon. You can follow my blog at @joe.
My opinions / shoes are my own.
3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say (apnews.com)
Some congressional Democrats say three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over at least two years.
Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data (themarkup.org)
Might be old news for some… TLDR: Some big online tax prep sites have tracker pixels from Meta and Google, which collect things like income, filing status, tax credits, etc....
Fun fact: anyone can request bike racks to be installed anywhere in the city limits! (city.milwaukee.gov)
First image of Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman in DEADPOOL 3 (i.redd.it)
First U.S. Ban on Sale of Cellphone Location Data Might Be Coming (www.wsj.com)
Massachusetts considers a law at the vanguard of a broader movement to protect consumer privacy....
Taliban Endorses Twitter Over Threads (www.vice.com)
Anas Haqqani, a senior leader in the Taliban, has officially endorsed Twitter over Facebook-owned competitor Threads....
Turkey leader Erdogan will back Sweden joining Nato - Stoltenberg (www.bbc.co.uk)
NOVA Could be downtown AirBnB hub (urbanmilwaukee.com)
The new apartment complex near Metro Market is seeking approval to lease up to 90 of their 251 units as AirBnBs for up to 2 years. What are your thoughts?
Enjoy your fireworks, America (lemmy.world)
Caught a bird! (lemmy.world)
[Homemade] Thin Crust - Sausage, Mushroom, Onion pizza (lemmy.world)
Our cat Halki asked us to take some photos for his Cat Tinder account. (lemmy.world)
Gfycat.com shuts down on September 1 and all Gifs will be taken down (www.ghacks.net)
Soo and former Milwaukee Road locomotives wait for their next assignment. Superior, WI. Date unknown