On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), introduced the Facial Authorization Cannot be Enforced Act or FACE Act. This legislation prevents the IRS from using facial recognition software and storing the faces of American taxpayers in a database.
“The IRS’ desire to use facial recognition software should be concerning to every American,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “The federal government or a vendor it employs should not be requiring Americans to submit to facial recognition in order to access basic IRS services.”
“It is well documented that the IRS has been prone to cyber-attacks,” continued Huizenga. “This database would be a treasure trove of information that could be weaponized by cyber criminals, adversaries such as China or Russia, and based on the past targeting of conservative Americans, even the IRS itself. The use of facial recognition technology by the IRS dramatically expands the federal government’s role in data collection and puts the privacy of American taxpayers at far too great a risk.”
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