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I 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 USP
by YeBanKo 5y ago
I 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.