The INSS decision to waive facial biometrics for contracted loans by retirees and pensioners was considered reckless. The requirement had been implemented in May as a response to fraud that harmed millions of elderly people through unauthorized deductions from their benefits.
A recent normative instruction relaxed the previously established rule, now allowing loan operations to be conducted through the Meu INSS app using only banking data and the holder's authorization, without the need for biometric verification.
The article classifies the change as a step backward, arguing that the escalation of digital crimes recommends implementing more protection layers, not reducing them, as occurred with this regulatory change.
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