The $86 million partnership between the Internal Revenue Service and private contractor ID.me, which was announced in November
The measure has been met with criticism from lawmakers, who argue that the use of the software is intrusive and a violation of privacy
‘This is a [bad] idea by the IRS. It will further weaken Americans’ privacy. And facial recognition is less accurate for darker skin individuals,’ RepTed Lieu said
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said on Twitter that he was ‘very disturbed’ by the prospect of taxpayers submitting to facial recognition
The American Civil Liberties Union called the ID.me facial recognition technology ‘biased’ and ‘glitchy’
A US Treasury official said on Friday that Treasury and IRS are looking into alternatives to ID.me
