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Really pleasantly surprised at how progressive this memo is. It will be interesting to see the timelines put in place to make the transition. Btw - I'd love to
by tims33 5y ago
Really pleasantly surprised at how progressive this memo is. It will be interesting to see the timelines put in place to make the transition.
Btw - I'd love to see the people who put this memo together re-evaluate the ID.me system they're implementing for citizens given how poor the identity verification is.
- YeBanKo 5y agoI have an issue with using ID.me for government websites, because it is a privately owned company. Online authentication at this point seems as important as USPS service and warrants being owned and developed by the government itself.
- dmd 5y agoThey even HAVE this already, at https://login.gov/ https://login.gov/ !
- tialaramex 5y agoI have a login.gov account. Needless to say I'm not a US citizen, and the IRS should not cut me a refund check. ID.me supports WebAuthn (or maybe U2F? In this context it doesn't matter) but importantly it does identity verification so it can determine whether I am a US citizen, whether I'm a tax payer, and if so which one. Now, perhaps the US Federal Government should own the capability to do that instead of a private company. But, so far as I can tell, they do not and login.gov is not such a thing.
- parkerhiggins 5y agoA private company shouldn’t own this capability. Especially as ID.me CEO lied about maintaining a database of every face “1-to-many” that uses their verification system. They’re right up there with Clearview AI. https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/26/22903437/id-me-facial-recognition-databases-irs-match https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/26/22903437/id-me-facial-rec...
- konklone 5y agoLogin.gov does support identity verification. Not all uses of Login.gov require it, so many accounts are just used for email with MFA.
- rio517 5y agoI thought I'd find you in here! Wishing you well friend. -Mario
- toomuchtodo 5y agoLogin.gov supports identity proofing. It’s part of the flow when signing up for a Social Security account using Login.gov at ssa.gov (Login.gov recently became their primary identity provider a few months back). Login.gov also supports WebAuthn.