IRS drops facial recognition verification after privacy concerns

US tax agency drops facial recognition plan after criticism

The US national tax authority announced on Feb 7 that it will stop using facial recognition software to verify taxpayers’ identities when they create online accounts, following a chorus of privacy concerns. Read full story

IRS Abandons Plans to Require Third-Party Facial Recognition

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not use a third-party company to verify new accounts with facial recognition, ...

IRS Drops Facial Recognition Requirement for Tax Access After Critics Cite Privacy Issues

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has dropped its plan for Americans to submit a selfie for facial recognition verification in order to access tax records online.

US Tax Agency Drops Facial Recognition Plan After Criticism

US tax agency drops facial recognition plan after criticism

IRS abandons plans to use third-party facial recognition

The Internal Revenue Service is abandoning its plans to partner with an outside company that would have used facial recognition to verify new accounts.

IRS abandons facial recognition plan after firestorm of criticism

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.