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Tysons-based ID.me is hiring 750 video
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Posted By: Ribicon, 1/27/2022 11:16:56 PM

ID.me, one of the D.C.-area’s fastest-growing technology companies, will hire an additional 750 video chat agents to meet increased user volume for its digital identification services. That is on top of more than 1,000 new hires it announced it would fill by the end of last year, quadrupling its workforce. A spokesman for the company has not confirmed if it met last year’s hiring goal. The Tysons, Virginia-based company is ramping up for increased demand in coming months related to unemployment claims, health care and financial services organizations, and tax season. The Internal Revenue Service recently selected ID.me to run a new “selfie” identification requirement for access

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Go on, give "a private company," located a stone's throw from agencies that are forbidden from collecting such data on their own but can freely buy it using our tax dollars, a 3D scan video of your head along with your IP address and other credentials. It's conveeeeenient. You can also get an auto insurance discount by having a tracker installed your car to check that you don't speed or make sudden stops, or whatever other things they want to observe. Strictly voluntary, until enough dopes "participate" that it becomes a requirement. Few would have believed this 20 years ago, and that old cracker was right: we deserve neither freedom nor security.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Vesicant 1/27/2022 11:22:12 PM (No. 1053246)
The IRS plan is ridiculous. As if I can't take a selfie, photoshop it into a scan of my drivers license, and then upload both to ID.me. As I've said before, in my opinion ID.me is a total scam and a severe security risk.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: texaspast 1/27/2022 11:25:05 PM (No. 1053249)
So Tyson's wasn't making enough off of selling chicken parts?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: thethirdruffian 1/27/2022 11:25:16 PM (No. 1053250)
Yet another reason I mail a paper copy of my tax return to the irs.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: 4Justice 1/27/2022 11:33:43 PM (No. 1053261)
Big Bro is getting bigger and bigger every day!! 👀
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Birddog 1/28/2022 1:43:10 AM (No. 1053308)
I saw another story about them in a different context, apparently Chinese owned, they also do DNA testing/info storage. They will be gathering biodata from hundreds of sources, they have contracts already with 13 states for "official" functions, but the pooled data has no restriction on them re-selling it or monetizing it in other ways. One of their branches does the prenatal testing for dozens of hospitals, and the excess fetal blood from testing they resell. Under current contracts they will have nearly everything about 10's of Millions of people. medical,legal, income, property, driving records, bank records, tax records, credit records, as well as DNA profile.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: F15 Gork 1/28/2022 7:01:17 AM (No. 1053416)
We need to cut out the middle man and issue government ID’s to every single illegal alien as soon as they reach the North side of the Rio Grande. Sign em up for benefits, social security and free college while we are at it.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Laotzu 1/28/2022 7:39:50 AM (No. 1053441)
I assume this is some system for illegal immigrants to get their stolen identities faster and simpler.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: bad-hair 1/28/2022 10:06:15 AM (No. 1053624)
How can the government REQUIRE me to have an account with a particular private corporation in order to conduct business with the government ? Don't see how this is at all legal. Does their account information require my vaccination status ? Will it ? Not touching this one with a 10 foot pole.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: hershey 1/28/2022 10:15:06 AM (No. 1053637)
I was going through the IDme process sometime back when they wanted my social security number...nutzo to that stuff....
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