Clark Shishido

If you (like me) are wondering who operates id.me, the identity service used by the IRS, it’s a private company (LLC) based in the US.
#IDme #IRS

The domain ‘id.me’ is registered with GoDaddy and uses CloudFlare authoritatve nameservers.

The main site uses DigiCert issued certificates.

The ‘.me’ top level domain (TLD) is the country code for Montenegro. Wikipedia has more info on it,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.me

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.me - Wikipedia

Apr 6 at 12:00amWeb
Show threadClark ShishidoApr 6

Here’s a news story from Feb 2023 to provide context if you are wondering why some object to being forced to use id.me.
#IDme #IRS

https://cyberscoop.com/irs-facial-recognition-identity-privacy/

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A year after outcry, IRS still doesn’t offer taxpayers alternative to ID.me

The agency sparked controversy over its decision to deploy facial recognition technology from the company to vet taxpayers' identity.

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