We don't live in a perfect world, if you are using any type of tax software you are open to hacking and identity theft. You have entered your name, address, birth date and SS# all legs needed for fraud. All tax software accesses the internet leaving electronic tracks with your information. NO ONE can pin point where your information was gathered. Whether it was their databases, Target, the latest hacking from Anthem or all the other known or unknown sources. They no longer have to sort through your garbage stealing your name and address, you have willing gave it up every time you buy something either online or simply swiping your card at your local Starbucks, they got you. I've heard too many promises about how safe their data is and you don't need to worry, that's when I worry. After two hacking incidents, one at work accessed from a location in China using key strokes and one from an attempt to log into my email account from the Ukraine through playing Facebook games has made me even more suspicious than before.
Cash or a limited debit card are the only things I pay with now days. I refuse to give them my name or address if I pay cash, most places want the sale and don't want to restock it if you refuse to give up that information, or in the worst case I give them a bogus name and address, it's none of their business. If I need something from Amazon, I call my son have him order it and have it shipped to my home. He gets the rewards and I get anonymity.
