I was just logging into the IRS website to check the status of my tax balance.

You used to be able to login with IRS credentials, but now it's a hard requirement to use ID.me credentials. So I created an account and had to verify my identity. The automated verification failed, so I waited 20 minutes on the phone to talk to one of the representatives. There was a checkbox to consent to having the meeting recorded. I opted out but the submit was disabled. Even before this, they took a 3d scan of my face. None of this seems like choice and options.

By the way, ID.me is a private company. They're even squatting on HackerNews: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13831921&