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…
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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,…
US House asks what happens to face biometrics of 7M already registered with ID.me
The Chairwoman of the influential House Committee on Oversight and Reform has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
ID.me offers selfie deletion following biometric backlash
Identity verification firm ID.me is to offer U.S. government agencies more staffed verification services – in-person or online – as…
IRS debuts face biometrics and suddenly everyone is a privacy regulator
It is unclear if the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s 7 February reversal on the use of face biometrics was caused…
Controversy continues for ID.me with ‘inferred citizenship’ confusion
Biometric identity authentication firm ID.me is back in the headlines over its agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to be…
US Treasury considers alternatives to ID.me biometrics for IRS online access
An Internal Revenue Service contract being served by ID.me for online tax returns is continuing to generate controversy based on the…
Executive appointments reflect sharpening focus for biometrics providers
Biometrics providers Zwipe, Rank One Computing, Alcatraz AI, ValidSoft, Transmit Security, Ondato, and ID.me announced new hires at various executive…
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