Edit: TIL login.gov is the new hotness
Edit: TIL login.gov is the new hotness
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30430851 ("HN: IRS to adopt Login.gov as user authentication tool (Feb 2022)")
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39691325 (a previous comment I wrote on the topic)
https://cyberscoop.com/idme-irs-identity-verification-congre... ("ID.me misled IRS on processing times for identity verification, congressional investigators found")
https://cyberscoop.com/id-me-ceo-backtracks-on-claims-compan... ("ID.me CEO backtracks on claims company doesn’t use powerful facial recognition tech")
https://cyberscoop.com/id-me-aclu-oregon-states-messaging-fa... ("Documents shed light on ID.me’s messaging to states about powerful facial recognition tech")
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/id-me-made-basel... ("ID.me lied to IRS about unemployment fraud, average wait times, House Dems say")
"Scan the front and back of your Driver's License."
[upload scan of front of DL @ 200DPI]
"Unable to find a face in the image you uploaded."
[upload scan of front of DL @ 300DPI]
"Unable to find a face in the image you uploaded."
[upload scan of front of DL @ 72DPI]
"Thank you, now please upload the back of your Driver's License."
Hmm, 72DPI worked for the front, so...
[upload scan of back of DL @ 72DPI]
"Unable to read a barcode in the image you uploaded."
[upload scan of back of DL @ 200DPI]
"Unable to read a barcode in the image you uploaded."
[upload scan of back of DL @ 300DPI]
"Thank you for verifying your Driver's License".
An unmitigated turd.