Well, I had to scan my face so I could log into the IRS. My significant other doesn't seem to appreciate my concern.
Mar 18 · 7 weeks ago
9 Comments ↓
🐐 Steve_Dracula · Mar 18 at 02:33:
When they pull that shit on me I'll go back to mailing them paper.
🌲 Half_Elf_Monk · Mar 18 at 03:01:
Yeah that's... really gross. What elected office do we need a turnover in in order to get this changed? When did this start?
I'm really not interested in just showing my face just to pay for taxes. (I can't pay for taxes yet since that's not set up for me yet)
I've been struggling with this. It goes completely against everything I believe to give any extra information to the IRS. Actually, some 3rd party that surely will get hacked soon enough.
On the other hand, sending 5-digit checks in the mail is getting to be dangerous. They get taken right from the post office, bleached and deposited by scammers.
🛸 bluesman [OP] · Mar 18 at 05:23:
We needed to find out why our taxes weren't being processed so I had to create an account with "ID.me" to get in. This involved using my phone to take an image of my face (the app was picky about positioning and lighting). Also, the reason for the original problem turned out to be infurating but I can't get into it here. Anyway, I guess I'm in the database.
🚀 lars_the_bear · Mar 18 at 15:21:
In the UK we have voice recognition for this. I fought and fought to get access to my tax records without recording my voice, and eventually I was able to.
It's hard to explain to normal people why this kind of thing is potentially a problem. Particularly when it's the taxman, who knows everything about all of us anyway.
👻 darkghost · Mar 18 at 16:42:
Am I the only one that hires someone to do this?
🚀 lars_the_bear · Mar 18 at 17:49:
@darkghost : I doubt it. I hired a tax accountant until I retired, and would very much recommend this approach. The accountant saved me way more in unnecessary taxes than I paid her.
🛸 bluesman [OP] · Mar 18 at 18:14:
@darkghost You're not alone. An accountant did our taxes. It's a long story but I'm not sure they would have noticed the filing screw up if I hadn't gone through this and reported back. We probably could have pressured them a bit more but impatience ruled the day.
No doubt I could have escaped this fate by standing my ground but you have to pick your battles. In the future, I'll just have to contort my face like Tom Cruise in Minority Report.