In Re Meta Pixel Tax Filing Cases

  1. August 07, 2025

    Meta Can't Ax 'Pen Register' Claim In Tax Data Tracking Row

    A California federal judge overseeing a consolidated class action accusing Meta of unlawfully collecting sensitive information from several tax filing websites has refused to cut a claim that the social media giant's tracking pixel qualifies as a "pen register" device prohibited by the state's wiretap law.  

  2. May 20, 2025

    Meta Asks To Toss Claim That Illegal Tool Scraped Tax Info

    Meta's tracking tool did not violate state privacy law, the company argued, urging a California federal court to toss a claim calling the tool an unauthorized recording device that collected sensitive information from tax filing websites H&R Block, TaxAct and Tax Slayer.

  3. March 27, 2024

    Meta Can't Escape Suit Over Collection Of Taxpayers' Data

    A California federal judge refused to release Meta from a consolidated class action accusing it of unlawfully collecting sensitive information from tax filing websites H&R Block, TaxAct and Tax Slayer, allowing state and federal wiretapping claims to move forward and permitting the plaintiffs to amend several deficient privacy allegations.