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US lawmakers urge IRS to halt plan to use facial recognition on millions of taxpayers

Rights groups warn systems using selfies to verify identity often misidentify Black and brown faces and increase theft risks

US lawmakers asked the Internal Revenue Service to “halt its plans” to use facial recognition technology on millions of Americans who use the agency’s website to pay taxes or access documents.

Citing privacy and security concerns, Democratic lawmakers on Monday said they were “deeply concerned” about the IRS’s deal with ID.me, the face-recognition company that promises to verify taxpayers’ identities with a selfie.

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