<img width="1280" height="720" src="https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IRS-facial-recognition-1280×720.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="IRS logo under magnifying glass" loading="lazy" style="margin: auto;margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%" data-attachment-id="711163" data-permalink="https://www.slashgear.com/irs-does-an-about-face-on-facial-recognition-plans-08711162/irs-facial-recognition/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IRS-facial-recognition.jpg" data-orig-size="1440,810" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IRS-facial-recognition" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="
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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IRS-facial-recognition-1280×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IRS-facial-recognition-1280×720.jpg” />The IRS is abandoning plans to require facial recognition to authenticate online access following criticism from politicians, privacy advocates, and tech experts, forcing the agency to look at other options to beef up security. The agency ignited a firestorm when it announced it was partnering with ID.me to use its facial recognition tech; the plan was to require it for … Continue reading
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