Chastened IRS plays down biometrics for taxpayers, starts service for tax preparers
If anyone thought the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s biometrics headache would abate after it backtracked on a remote authentication function,…
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Hitachi LG, CardLab, Shufti Pro, Datasonic win accolades for biometric products
A joint venture with Hitachi and LG won a design award for its facial recognition smart signage system, CardLab was…
US oversight committee wants answers on ID.me biometric accuracy, contracts and more
The leaders of the U.S. House Oversight Committee have penned a lengthy letter to ID.me, The Washington Post reports, to inquire…
ID.me and the future of biometric zero trust architecture
By Mike Vesey, Founder and CEO of IdRamp The backlash against the recent IRS policy requiring taxpayers to access tax…
IDPro, Shufti Pro, Iris ID, Genetec, Signicat, ID.me, Lumeo select new executive leadership
It has been a busy stretch for human resources departments at biometrics and digital ID providers, with IDPro, Shufti Pro,…
ID.me picks up Washington employment benefits contract amid heightened scrutiny
Washington’s Employment Security Department is about to be the latest state agency to deploy ID.me’s face biometrics and remote identity…
Downwind of IRS decision to back off biometric authentication: More change
An event as significant as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service distancing itself from biometric identifier vendor ID.me was bound to…
IRS drops biometric authentication requirement, prepares for Login.Gov after filing date
A new non-biometric authentication option for taxpayers signing up for IRS online accounts is now operational, announces the agency, following…
ITIF, former DHS exec push back on criticisms of facial recognition use by US agency
The Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) should have taken a more measured response to the controversy around its use of identity…
Under review by IRS, will ID.me get booted from state unemployment offices?
Was the recent face biometrics reversal by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service the start of something bigger? Time will tell,…
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