ID.me is still attracting scrutiny from lawmakers worried about its contract with the IRS. In January, the tax agency had announced that biometric verification with […]

The IRS is sticking with ID.me for the verification of taxpayers’ identities this year, but has officially announced that those who don’t want to undergo […]

The IRS is backtracking from its decision to make facial recognition mandatory for people using its online services. The agency first announced that it would […]

ID.me is giving users a non-biometric authentication option. In doing so, the company is responding to the backlash to its expanded partnership with the IRS. […]

Amid intense media scrutiny, the Treasury Department is reconsidering its use of ID.me’s biometric technology to verify the identities of individuals filing their taxes online. […]

ID.me is reaffirming its commitment to inclusive and ethical identification practices. The company recently became the official identity provider for the IRS, and currently provides […]

The IRS is making ID.me its official identity provider. The agency first started trialing ID.me’s platform back in 2017, initially using the technology to administer […]

The FIDO Alliance has unveiled the speaker lineup for its upcoming Virtual Authenticate Summit. The next iteration of the quarterly series – titled “The Imperative […]

A new audit has revealed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not properly authenticate tens of thousands of devices that accessed the organization’s internal […]

“…the GAO’s report highlights authentication solutions based on FIDO standards for their capacity to offer ‘a convenient, added layer of security when used as a […]