The IRS Backs Down | American Center for Law and Justice

We told you how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was planning to require your biometric information through facial recognition for you to even access your basic tax information. The ACLJ and other organizations immediately put pressure on the IRS for this egregious government overreach and the IRS has backed down. This was a big win.

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig released a statement:

“Everyone should feel comfortable with how their personal information is secured, and we are quickly pursuing short-term options that do not involve facial recognition.”

It was clear the American people did not feel comfortable or trust the IRS having their personal information. In the short term, this is a huge win. In the long term, however, we know this institution is incapable of self-correcting, so our work is not over.