Saturday, 11 April, 2026
USA's IRS to stop use of third party face recognition due to public criticism
By Basit Ansari
<p>USA's Internal Revenue Service has announced that they will stop using third-party face recognition for the verification of taxpayers. The facial recognition company ID.me had partnered with the IRS. After the IRS stated in January that by summer 2022, ID.me would be the only means for taxpayers to log in while managing their tax accounts online, requiring all users to upload a selfie to access their account at irs.gov, the agency received a lot of backlashes.</p>
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