All of the risks mentioned exist regardless of whether you e-file or not. Your data is at risk regardless of whether it's gets entered to the IRS computers manually or electronically. I would rather know my data got entered accurately (via e-file) than take the chance some seasonal employee fat-fingered something!
However, it does scare the heck out of me that they don't seem to be taking even basic steps to safeguard taxpayers' sensitive data.
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