United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided an alternative to facial recognition to verify the identity of the taxpayer when receiving online services. The agency has also set rules for deleting biometric data.
Users creating an online IRS account will be given the choice of submitting biometric data to an automated system or being authenticated via a video call with a human agent.
“Taxpayers will have the opportunity to verify their identity during a live virtual interview with agents. No biometrics, including facial recognition, will be required if taxpayers choose to verify their identity through a virtual interview,” the IRS said in a statement.
For users who select the first option, there are new requirements to ensure that taxpayer-provided images are removed for the account they create.
Existing biometric data of users who previously created an account will also be permanently deleted over the next few weeks, the agency said.
In the future, the IRS plans to migrate to the federal authentication service Login.gov, a secure login service for accessing government services without using an identity verification method like ID.me.
The IRS provided an opportunity to avoid providing biometric data for authentication after a wave of criticism from a number of politicians and human rights activists. Earlier, the US Treasury Department recommended that the IRS stop using facial recognition when providing online services.
Recall that in January, ID.me confirmed the use of a huge database for biometric identification.
In February, US congressmen urged the Internal Revenue Service to abandon plans to introduce a facial recognition service on the department’s website.
That same month, senators called for an alternative to ID.me.
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United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided an alternative to facial recognition to verify the identity of the taxpayer when receiving online services. The agency has also set rules for deleting biometric data.
Users creating an online IRS account will be given the choice of submitting biometric data to an automated system or being authenticated via a video call with a human agent.
“Taxpayers will have the opportunity to verify their identity during a live virtual interview with agents. No biometrics, including facial recognition, will be required if taxpayers choose to verify their identity through a virtual interview,” the IRS said in a statement.
For users who select the first option, there are new requirements to ensure that taxpayer-provided images are removed for the account they create.
Existing biometric data of users who previously created an account will also be permanently deleted over the next few weeks, the agency said.
In the future, the IRS plans to migrate to the federal authentication service Login.gov, a secure login service for accessing government services without using an identity verification method like ID.me.
The IRS provided an opportunity to avoid providing biometric data for authentication after a wave of criticism from a number of politicians and human rights activists. Earlier, the US Treasury Department recommended that the IRS stop using facial recognition when providing online services.
Recall that in January, ID.me confirmed the use of a huge database for biometric identification.
In February, US congressmen urged the Internal Revenue Service to abandon plans to introduce a facial recognition service on the department’s website.
That same month, senators called for an alternative to ID.me.
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