IRS to Require Selfies for Online Account Access Beginning This Summer

[Tsing]

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U.S. taxpayers who wish to access their online accounts at the irs.gov website for tax record management will have to submit to facial recognition scans starting this year.



As spotted by Brian Krebs (KrebsonSecurity), IRS has teamed with an online identity verification service called ID.me for its new directive, which requires users to not only submit copies of bills and other identity documents, but a live video feed of their faces, in order to access their accounts on the agency’s website. According to a notice on the sign-in/account creation page, users will not be able to log in with their existing usernames and passwords beginning summer 2022.



“[…] applicants are asked to upload images of their driver’s license, state-issued ID, or passport — either via a saved file or by scanning them with a webcam or mobile device,” Krebs wrote in a section detailing his...

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[Riccochet]

gonna send them a pic of Ol' Dirt Bastard.

 

[Brian_B]

id.me

hmm.. I had to do something or another with them in order to get my latest driver's license last year.

Then, just last week - did it again for Lowes, apparently they use it to verify military discounts now. 1But it didn't remember my account from before, had to make it all over again. Lowe's didn't require a photo ID though, thankfully.

 

[Uvilla]

China junior.
Change my mind jeje.

 

[Zarathustra]

IRS has online accounts?

What does one use one of those for?

 

[Burticus]

Screw the multi factor auth, bring on the pimple face auth. Hey let's get Zuckerberg in on this for cross-reference

 

[Nanobot]

Can I use my metaverse avatar?

 

[Zarathustra]

Look.

If my password gets stolen, I can change that.

It is a lot more expensive, and a lot less desirable to change my face.

 

[Grimlakin]

Look.

If my password gets stolen, I can change that.

It is a lot more expensive, and a lot less desirable to change my face.

You clearly haven't seen your face. It may be expensive... but desirable... yes. Kidding of course I couldn't resist.

 

[Zarathustra]

You clearly haven't seen your face. It may be expensive... but desirable... yes. Kidding of course I couldn't resist.

Ha, I am model material I tell you!

You should see my blue steel!