IRS Backs Away From Facial Recognition Technology After Public Pressure

(by Natalie Sims | Government Executive) – The Treasury Department is directing the Internal Revenue Service to back away from the use of the online identity proofing service ID.me as part of a new process for filing tax returns online. The ID.me system required users to submit a selfie video as part of the identity verification process used for taxpayers who want to file their tax returns directly to the IRS – a new service being offered for the first time this filing season. In a Feb. 7 press release the IRS said it would transition away from the third-party service […]

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Take the Good Person Test “He who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.” Pray This Prayer and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ: "Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. -Amen