The Latest Breaking News from ID.me

Massachusetts announces end of facial recognition requirement for unemployment insurance

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance announced Feb. 23 that it would suspend the use of facial recognition technology through ID.me as a way for unemployment insurance claimants to verify their identities. The department cited decreased claim volumes as the basis for the decision.

Ballotpedia · Mar 8, 2022

The IRS dropped ID.me's facial recognition tech after backlash. WA is rolling it out in June

Washington state is getting ready to roll out the ID.me facial recognition system dropped by the IRS last month over privacy and equity concerns.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2022

Here’s what’s wrong with an IRS proposal to use facial recognition technology for tax filing

Even if you grant that the IRS use of the technology is appropriately limited, this is potentially the start of what could quickly snowball to many government agencies using commercial facial recognition companies to get around legal limits on their powers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2022