IRS to end use of facial recognition to identify taxpayers

Photo: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, March 22, 2013. […] Photo credit: AP Photo / Susan Walsh, File. Article by Fatima Hussein. AP News – February 7, 2022.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers. The agency said it would no longer use a third-party service, called ID.me, for facial recognition. Critics of the software said the database could become a target for cyberthreats. They also expressed concern about how the information could be used by other government agencies […]

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