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The agency sparked controversy over its decision to deploy facial recognition technology from the company to vet taxpayers’ identity.
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ID.me has unveiled that it is expanding in-person identity verification offerings for interested public sector customers. This will create an omni-channel experience where citizens will have an upfront choice in how they verify their identity. Partners… Continue reading ID.me expands in-person identity verification offerings for public sector
ID.me announced the appointment of Terry Neal as Chief Communications Officer. Mr. Neal brings deep communications experience and expertise, including as a Washington Post reporter and editor, to ID.me. He will oversee ID.me’s corporate communica… Continue reading Terry Neal joins ID.me as Chief Communications Officer
ID.me announced the appointment of David Kensick as Chief Experience Officer. In his new role, Kensick will focus on continuing to improve the customer experience for the over 90 million users of ID.me. “With his experience managing the complexit… Continue reading ID.me appoints David Kensick as Chief Experience Officer
They’re urging the agency to investigate the company’s statements on its facial recognition technology.
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Some of more tech-savvy Democrats in the U.S. Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate identity-proofing company ID.me for “deceptive statements” the company and its founder allegedly made over how they handle facial recognition data collected on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service, which until recently required anyone seeking a new IRS account online to provide a live video selfie to ID.me. Continue reading Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie Data
The committee twice cited CyberScoop reporting on the firm.
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ID.me announced the appointment of Anand Mehta to Chief People Officer. In his new role, Mehta will be critical in attracting top technical talent amidst a competitive market, while reinforcing and strengthening ID.me’s dynamic culture of innovat… Continue reading ID.me appoints Anand Mehta as CPO
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday that taxpayers are no longer required to provide facial scans to create an account online at irs.gov. In lieu of providing biometric data, taxpayers can now opt for a live video interview with ID.me, the privately-held Virginia company that runs the agency’s identity proofing system. The IRS also said any biometric data already shared with ID.me would be permanently deleted over the next few weeks, and any biometric data provided for new signups will be destroyed after an account is created. Continue reading IRS: Selfies Now Optional, Biometric Data to Be Deleted
Identity verification technology company ID.me quietly deployed a powerful form of facial recognition on unemployment benefits applicants while encouraging state partners to dispel the idea that the company used the technology, according to Oregon state records the American Civil Liberties Union shared with CyberScoop. The documents show that in the months following the introduction of facial recognition software that matched a photo across a wider database — known as “1:many” — into its fraud detection service, ID.me disseminated talking points to the Oregon Employment Department (OED) and other state partners to combat media reports that it used the more powerful form of facial recognition. Privacy advocates who are pushing states to drop the technology say the documents raise concerns that states working with ID.me may have been unaware of the risks involved with the use of facial recognition technology, the accuracy of which has been challenged by government and academic researchers. […]
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