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Going through some processes on DMV and USCIS recently I noticed both of them were using Id.me Seems like a private company providing services to these gov age
by dudus 5y ago
Going through some processes on DMV and USCIS recently I noticed both of them were using Id.me
Seems like a private company providing services to these gov agencies on authentication. Seems like a better solution than showing up at the post office.
- noahtallen 5y agoThat’s actually fascinating, because this official login solution exists, and it seems very nice: login.gov. It’s from the GSA which seems to be doing some good work. I wonder how id.me differs, and how we haven’t centralized on one solution yet
- toomuchtodo 5y agoOver 200 federal agency web properties have adopted login.gov. Social Security Administration recently adopted them as their primary identity provider (and appears to be phasing out id.me but I’m waiting on some ground truth to confirm that). Something is up with IRS as to why they went with with id.me, and someone has submitted FOIA requests to get more context.
- paxys 5y agologin.gov is simply a user login mechanism. id.me does identity verification in many different ways.
- throwaway-xyz89 5y agoLogin.gov also supports identity verification: https://login.gov/help/verify-your-identity/how-to-verify-your-identity/ https://login.gov/help/verify-your-identity/how-to-verify-yo...
- selimthegrim 5y agoYou record video message for example and state unemployment office can verify it against DL photo