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I'm a happy user of login.gov for various things (IRS, SSA, etc). But I was surprised that there's also id.me, which is used many places for the same thing, as

by cbanek 2y ago

I'm a happy user of login.gov for various things (IRS, SSA, etc). But I was surprised that there's also id.me, which is used many places for the same thing, as if there's another login.gov. I'm still not sure why there is two. "It is a bad thing when one becomes two." - Hagakure

esbranson 2y ago
To use ID.me one must: * Consent to the collection, use, and sharing of their personal information to third parties (i.e. data brokers). * Agree to binding arbitration and a waiver of class action rights. * Agree to limits on liability for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages. * Consent to arbitrary termination of the account at any time for any reason. Login.gov does not.
- firethief 2y ago
  ID.me also seems to be the only way to interact with the IRS online, and has arbitrarily decided my identity is unverifiable.
  - JohnFen 2y ago
    The ID.me requirement is what keeps me from using the IRS online services. I hope that it will be replaced by login.gov eventually.
lern_too_spel 2y ago
NIST IAL2 is required for some applications, and login.gov didn't support it, so the third party id.me was used instead. https://network.id.me/article/what-is-nist-ial2-identity-verification/ https://network.id.me/article/what-is-nist-ial2-identity-ver... https://www.biometricupdate.com/202404/login-gov-adds-selfie-biometrics-for-may-pilot https://www.biometricupdate.com/202404/login-gov-adds-selfie...