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In some two dozen states, the facial recognition program used to verify unemployment benefits claims does not work appropriately, resulting in many people’s applications being denied or put on hold.

The identity verification service ID.me is intended to help reduce unemployment fraud and uses biometric data and official documents to verify people.

The article notes that some people, however, have reported that ID.me had trouble identifying them accurately and that they had problems contacting ID.me for assistance.

In response, ID.me CEO Blake Hall said the company uses “1:1 Face Matching to match the selfie image to the photo on the government ID. This is similar to how Apple uses FaceID to unlock phones.”

Let us know in the comments if you’re having trouble with the software, this is a new system that they introduced this year so we’re curious to see if anyone else is experiencing the same issue.

Meanwhile, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear isn’t budging on ending the extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits despite Republicans and businesses saying it’s making it hard to hire people.