The Federal government wants more of your privacy. That’s the only way to explain the recent announcement from the IRS that you will need to provide a photo of your government identification as well as a video for facial recognition.

When I first heard about this last month, I had doubts as to whether it was worth a commentary since the IRS has assured us that it will only be required if you want to access your information on the IRS website. You can still file your taxes and pay your taxes without a selfie. But you won’t be able to see you tax receipt or check payment or even view your stimulus check status without forking over a significant amount of personal information.

Back in November, the tax agency announced an $86 million partnership with ID.me, which is a private contractor. The month earlier the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy began soliciting comments on biometrics. But it appears the IRS just decided to jump past the comments right to the selfies.

This in one issue that appears to have bipartisan opposition. Conservatives and libertarians as well as many Democrats in Congress are against the plan. The concerns range from privacy issues to academic studies that suggest that facial-recognition software doesn’t identify black and Asian faces very well.

There is also the concern of hacking. You may remember eight months ago, when I talked about the biggest privacy breach in history that exposed the tax records of wealthy Americans. ID.me insists that it meets tough standards. So did every other company.

Are you ready for the government to have even more of your personal information? Do you trust the government and its private contractor to keep all your information secure? These are privacy concerns that Congress needs to address.