(TNS) — Taxpayers, lawmakers and digital privacy advocates rebelled earlier this year when the IRS announced plans to require taxpayers to upload selfies if they wanted online access to their tax ...

ID.me, the verification service that most U.S. states turned to during the pandemic to confirm the identity of people applying for unemployment aid, attracted public scrutiny this month when it was ...

Our ABC11 Troubleshooter investigation continues into the obstacles and delays the unemployed in North Carolina are facing when it comes to getting their benefits. Just last week, we told you about ...

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Starting this summer, taxpayers wanting to access their online accounts on IRS.gov will be required to take a selfie and verify their identity with ID.me. Existing online accounts with IRS.gov will no ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS isn’t doing quality control checks on the vendor-powered digital identity proofing that it requires taxpayers to pass in order ...