topic Re: They Heard Us! in Community Chat

They Heard Us!

PickyPicky3 — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:05:26 GMT

This time it's the IRS, which has dropped that facial recognition requirement for access to online tax records.

Hooray! That was quick!

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godi — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:20:41 GMT

It was ridiculous. Thank goodness someone listens.

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:36:31 GMT

Good! I wonder if the morons who came up with that idea still have their jobs? LOL It was soooo stupid.

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depglass — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:43:35 GMT

I saw on some news program that the success rate in matching people is rather low, meaning nowhere near 100%. These police shows where they instantly match someone and effect an immediate arrest are hooey. And while I'm at it, have you noticed the computers owned by criminals are not password protected and the police get right into them?

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:50:21 GMT

I saw that this morning going across my screen on my local news broadcast. I had no idea what they were referring to, but it sounded dreadful. I do not do online with the IRS so I had no scary facial recognition with them. It just sounds horrible.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:08:57 GMT

It was ridiculous and I didn't think it would work.

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Puppy Lips — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:09:48 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
Good! I wonder if the morons who came up with that idea still have their jobs? LOL It was soooo stupid.

@Love my grandkids Of course they do. No one in the governement is ever fired. They probably got a promotion.

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PickyPicky3 — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:19:55 GMT

I'm curious about the campaign contributions of people connected to the facial recognition company that was getting a contract from heaven.

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JamandBread — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:32:00 GMT

These are the states using facial recognition for everyone filing unemployment claims. I guess it's not stupid if you're jobless.
Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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Oznell — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:46:55 GMT

That's great news, @PickyPicky3 . They weren't expecting that, but the firestorm of well-founded criticism by both the public, and privacy experts, made them backtrack. People can make a difference.