> “Taxpayers will have the option of verifying their identity during a live, virtual interview with agents; no biometric data – including facial recognition – w

> “Taxpayers will have the option of verifying their identity during a live, virtual interview with agents; no biometric data – including facial recognition – will be required if taxpayers choose to authenticate their identity through a virtual interview,” the IRS said in a Feb. 21 statement. Uhm, but.. the virtual interview can be recorded, and biometrics extracted. Did anything actually change?