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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

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Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."

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Good thing no bad actors have root access!Agreed; open source software is so notoriously insecure.

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