The IRS has made tax season even worse, somehow

Source: https://www.mic.com/impact/tax-filing-facial-recognition-biometrics-irs?utm_campaign=20086&utm_medium=mic&utm_source=newsletter&utm_session=a87b15c0-7aea-45ad-b0c9-d0e0f7e00a69
Published: Jan 21, 2022
Author: staff
Post Date: 2022-01-21 11:35:08 by Horse
Views: 396

Tax season is quickly approaching. If you’re anything like me, you’re already annoyed by the mere prospect of having to interact with the International Revenue Service and all its bureaucracy. This year though, we have the added bonus of the IRS requiring you to scan your face to file taxes online. Not only is this an annoying, extra step, but it immediately begs the question: Why the hell is the IRS buying into surveillance software?

On Wednesday, security blogger Brian Krebs spotted an update on the IRS website telling people to create accounts with a Virginia-based company called ID.me. Per the IRS, without this account, “You won’t be able to log in with your existing IRS username and password starting in summer 2022.”

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#1: DWornock    To: Horse (#0)

It is a good thing that I'm near the end of my life because as our masters gain absolute control, it will be very bad for the masses. I don't doubt the masters will kill billions of us, leaving less than a billion and maybe less than 100 million, as unneeded by them and there will be nothing the masses can do to prevent it.

DWornock posted on 2022-01-21 13:49:19   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Fred Mertz    To: Horse (#0)

Where can I purchase an Alfred E. Neuman mask?

Never mind, I just found several sites.

Fred Mertz posted on 2022-01-21 14:01:10   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Dakmar    To: Fred Mertz (#2)

Just wear a veil, the ACLU has your back.

Dakmar posted on 2022-01-21 14:38:58   Reply   Private Reply