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IRS to end facial recognition for identity verification
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The IRS is moving away from the use of facial recognition for identity verification. This transition will occur over the coming weeks to avoid a disruption to tax filing season.
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New legislation would ban IRS from using facial recognition software on taxpayers
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IRS to end facial recognition for identity verification
EXCLUSIVE: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be barred from using facial recognition software on taxpayers under new legislation introduced Friday in Congress.
The IRS said Monday it would “transition away” from using the company ID.me for new accounts “over the coming weeks” and would develop an additional authentication process that does not involve facial recognition.
The IRS announced that it would require facial recognition through ID.me to pay taxes. Needless to say, this upset a lot of people, which actually led to the IRS backtracking and announcing that it would no longer be required.
The move comes after a letter from Senate Finance Committee chair Sen. Ron Wyden urged the tax agency to end a controversial contract with ID.me that requires taxpayers to submit biometric data to file tax returns online.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after
The Treasury Department is moving away from the controversial verification software ID.me amid concern over the company’s use of facial recognition technology.
The Internal Revenue Service is halting a plan that would have required taxpayers to verify their identities with facial recognition software before signing on to its website following backlash from lawmakers and privacy groups.
The IRS is moving away from the use of facial recognition for identity verification. This transition will occur over the coming weeks to avoid a disruption to tax filing season.
In a rare win for privacy, common sense, and liberty, the IRS this week scrapped plans to make taxpayers use a computerized facial recognition system to access their online accounts.
The Internal Revenue Service reportedly abandoned a plan that required taxpayers to use facial recognition software. The plan would have required users to independently verify their identity in order to obtain a tax transcript or set up a payment plan.
The IRS has agreed to abandon its plan to use facial recognition through a third party to identify taxpayers after both Republican and Democratic lawmakers condemned the practice.
The IRS is changing course after partnering with a third-party company that uses facial recognition to verify the identities of taxpayers logging onto their IRS accounts.
