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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

IRS wants to store your biometric data for longer to help in its investigations

U.S. taxpayers’ biometric data could be kept by a third party contractor for years, under new proposals being considered by the Internal Revenue Service.

The IRS and the Treasury Department are reviewing their relationship with identity verification company ID.me, which carries out authentication for federal websites, in light of the growing threat posed by fraudsters using AI.

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