![]() Of 52,000 applications flagged by Florida officials in July 2020, ID.me was able to quickly verify 11,828 of the applications as legitimate and get them processed within 24 hours, the company said. ![]() ID.me says its system has stopped billions of dollars in unemployment fraud and expedited benefits for applicants mistakenly flagged as high-risk. ![]() “But at the same time, it’s also unacceptable to require it for people to access unemployment benefits, veterans benefits or any information from government. “We were glad to see the outburst when the IRS was using this tool requiring millions of Americans to submit their biometric information,” she said. ![]() Rather than end the requirement, the department has hired a second identity verification firm that collects selfies from a small percentage of applicants for pandemic-related mortgage and utility assistance.Ĭaitlin Seeley George, spokeswoman for the Boston-based digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future, says it’s not OK for governments - federal, state or local - to continue using facial recognition technology for any purpose. ![]()
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