The Internal Revenue Service on Monday said that taxpayers may now opt out of using facial recognition technology for identity verification when they sign up for an IRS online account this year.
Anyone who wants to access their online accounts can instead verify their identity during “a live, virtual interview” with an agent from the company ID.me, the IRS said. “No biometric data – including facial recognition – will be required if taxpayers choose to authenticate their identity through a virtual interview.”
Earlier this month, the agency said it would transition away from using a third-party facial recognition service to authenticate new online accounts after lawmakers and privacy advocates expressed outrage at the program.
The original idea was to have users sign into the IRS website and present a government document with a photo, along with a selfie, to verify their identity to access tax information. But privacy advocates warned that facial recognition technology is flawed and has been shown to be biased against certain racial minorities. Others noted that having a third party handle taxpayer data could create security concerns.
just more of the globalist plan to grab everything about you so they know who they are coming for!
no need for any of this. but you are gonna be watched tracked snapped recorded outed fined fired imprisoned once you disagree with the global elites! f em!
Let’s OPT OUT of TAXES !!!!!!!!
Let’s OPT OUT OF DEMOCRATS running OUR GOVT !!!!!
Russian & Chinese Tactics from America’s KGB > IRS !!!! Beware !!!!
Right.
EVERYONE knows how closely the IRS guards and protects the information under it’s control.
Send them a photo and I guarantee that within a week, every police agency in the federal government will have that photo downloaded into their system.
The IRS is NOTHING but a weapon to be used against citizens.
BAN the IRS !!!! Not needed Only keeps Americans POOR & Defenseless !!!!!
GOVT needs NO Taxes !!!!! It Prints it’s own $$$$ Their Money just as Good as Yours !!!!
If we had our own printing presses running 24/7 WHY would we need ANYONE else’s ????????
Taxes are ONLY to CONTROL you !!!
Taxes were Only started in WW2 to help the war effort !!!! Before that there were NONE !!!!
After WW2 it should have been BANNED !!!!! No More Taxes !!!