New Mobile App from TurboTax
I knew there was an app for everything, but an app to file your taxes, just by taking a picture of your W2?! TurboTax has a new app called SnapTax which does just this. Would you trust this app? Before you all get giddy and make an impulse decision, consider that your SSN is being transmitted over the internet. I assume when you take a snapshot of your W2, a picture in the form of .jpg, .png, or .gif is sent over the net, and this picture sits on TurboTax's server. As technology evolves, so is the knowledge of hackers. So I'm sure you can put two and two together.
If you can't put two and two together, just know that although the chances are slim, it is possible for a hacker to obtain information transmitted over the Internet. Technologists (including myself) know this can be done using packet sniffing, brute force algorithms, or a trojan virus that sends sensitive information back to the hacker.
Make a well-informed decision...
If you can't put two and two together, just know that although the chances are slim, it is possible for a hacker to obtain information transmitted over the Internet. Technologists (including myself) know this can be done using packet sniffing, brute force algorithms, or a trojan virus that sends sensitive information back to the hacker.
Make a well-informed decision...
- Vijay
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