Taxpayers in Alabama will now be able to take advantage state-of-the-art facial recognition software to avoid being the victim of tax fraud.

The Alabama Department of Revenue trialed the software last year, and it's allowing people to use it for free this year. The app, known as Alabama eID, will be able to take selfies of themselves that a computer program will then compare against your driving license picture.

"We're proud Alabama is leading the nation in securing taxpayer identities against state income tax fraud," said Vernon Barnett, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue. "Not only will we protect taxpayers against criminals, taxpayers who use the Alabama eID app will also receive priority processing of their refund."

The Alabama Dept. of Revenue will be the first in the country to use the technology across an entire state.

The program was developed by the Massachusetts-based IDEMIA, which says the system creates a system to ensure that only the correct taxpayer can claim a refund.

"As the global leader in identity security, IDEMIA is pleased to provide the Alabama Department of Revenue the Alabama eID app for its taxpayers. The app brings the highest level of security with a simple user interface to create the leading edge technology in protecting state income tax refunds," said Ed Casey, Chief Executive Officer, IDEMIA Identity & Security North America. "The technology's unique ability is its secure link to the identity verification process residents underwent to receive their Alabama driver's license or state ID. This authenticated connection between digital identity and physical identity is what ensures only you can claim your state income tax refund."