{"id":1283127,"date":"2022-02-08T19:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T00:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1283127"},"modified":"2022-02-08T19:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T00:23:12","slug":"report-irs-to-stop-using-face-recognition-tech-following-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-irs-to-stop-using-face-recognition-tech-following-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: IRS to Stop Using Face-Recognition Tech Following Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-irs-to-stop-using-face-recognition-tech-following-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1283127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/man-watches-facial-recognition-display-ap-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it will no longer use face-recognition technology for taxpayers who are interacting with the agency online, CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/irs-id-me-facial-recognition-tax-returns-backlash\/\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The agency\u2019s decision to scrap face-recognition comes after lawmakers, privacy advocates, and taxpayers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/report-critics-sound-alarm-on-irs-move-to-use-facial-recognition-tech\/\">vocalized concerns<\/a> that the image-based system from verification company ID.me could lead to data security issues. According to the report:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The IRS said the shift away from use of the facial-recognition technology will \u201coccur over the coming weeks\u201d to avoid disruptions during tax filing season, which is already facing a backlog of returns and paperwork. The plan had drawn criticism among civil liberties advocates and ordinary taxpayers over concerns that the system \u2014 which requires users to upload their ID and submit a selfie or video chat with an agent \u2014 could provide troves of personal information to hackers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Four congressional Democrats sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig on Monday asking the agency to \u201cpause its use of facial-recognition technology for taxpayers logging into their IRS.gov accounts, citing concerns about privacy, data security and access for people without internet access,\u201d the report continues. The lawmakers pointed to a 2019 incident in which a government contractor\u2019s computer system was hacked and thousands of Americans\u2019 license plates and faces were exposed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The IRS in a statement said it will create \u201can additional authentication process that does not involve facial recognition,\u201d though the agency did not go into specifics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IRS takes taxpayer privacy and security seriously, and we understand the concerns that have been raised,\u201d Rettig said in the statement. \u201cEveryone should feel comfortable with how their personal information is secured, and we are quickly pursuing short-term options that do not involve facial recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IRS first announced its partnership with ID.me in November but gained more attention in January after media and <a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2022\/01\/irs-will-soon-require-selfies-for-online-access\/\">blog<\/a> coverage.&nbsp;The agency claimed at the time that the technology would be used to fight fraud, which has reportedly surged in recent years. According to&nbsp;<em>Axios,&nbsp;<\/em>the U.S. government has been \u201cincreasing its use of facial recognition technology overall.\u201d The publication cited a recent GAO report, which found that at least ten federal agencies \u201cplan to expand adoption of face recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it will no longer use face-recognition technology for taxpayers who are interacting with the agency online, CBS News reported on Tuesday. 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