Wyden and Warren Press Treasury to Delay ID.me Requirement for TreasuryDirect
Sens. Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren have asked the Treasury Department to postpone its requirement that TreasuryDirect users sign in through ID.me until at…
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HHS Orders $8 Million in ID.me Services for CMS Under New FedHub Agreement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has placed an $8 million order for ID.me identity services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,…
IRS Proposal Would Let ID.me Retain Taxpayer Biometric Data for Years
A proposed framework under discussion at the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service would allow identity verification contractor ID.me to…
ID.me Share Sales May Point to IPO: Report
ID.me is enabling its employees and early investors to sell shares in a new deal that values the company at approximately $1.8 billion, reports Bloomberg. The…
IRS Directs Online FOIA Requests to Biometric IDV Service, Drawing Scrutiny
The IRS is once again facing scrutiny over its support for biometric identity verification through its partnership with ID.me, this time for directing users…
A Whopper for a Whopper – Identity News Digest
Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: UK…
ID.me Names ‘Chief Experience Officer’
ID.me is turning to David Kensick to try to improve its user experience. Kensick has specifically been hired as the company’s new Chief Experience Officer…
Senate Asks FTC to Investigate ID.me for Deceptive Business Practices
ID.me’s legal woes are continuing to escalate. The company is now staring down the prospect of its second federal investigation in as many months, after the…
ID.me Fires Half of Fraud Review Team
The embattled identity verification provider ID.me is once again making headlines after announcing that it has fired more than half of its fraud review team.…
Congress Opens Formal Investigation Into ID.me’s IRS Project
ID.me is still attracting scrutiny from lawmakers worried about its contract with the IRS. In January, the tax agency had announced that biometric verification…