not an endorsement
some background informations
for those who question
ID.me (formerly TroopSwap and Troop ID) is an American online identity network that enables end users to prove their legal identity and attributes of their identity (such as veteran status) via a single login in exchange for discounts from brands and access to sensitive personal information from the federal government. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
In 2013, ID.me was awarded a two-year grant by the United States Chamber of Commerce to Participate in the President's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a pilot project intended to help develop secure digital identification methods. Spike TV and the US Chamber of Commerce named Troop ID The Most Veteran Friendly Small Business in America on June 12, 2013. It was a finalist for The Wall Street Journal Startup of the Year that same year. Entrepreneur listed it as one of their 100 Brilliant Companies in 2014.
As part of its identification system, the company collects a range of personal information, including photographs and identification documents. The company verifies information by sending it to a number of "government agencies, telecommunications networks, financial institutions" and other companies which the company trusts and considers reliable. The company treats Internet Protocol addresses and unique device identifiers as non-personally identifiable, and releases them to third parties, along with location, occupation, language, the list of pages browsed at ID.me, and the URLs visited before and after using ID.me.
ID.me is one of three companies, along with USAA and Zentry, certified by the federal government to Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Level of Assurance 3. Nevertheless the company is not responsible for any damages from lost information, and does not guarantee accuracy or security of its service or website. The company and its users agree to arbitration by a specific arbitration company (JAMS) under Delaware laws, or small claims court in northern Virginia. Users agree to organize and pay for legal defense of ID.me and indemnify any losses it suffers, if it is sued by third parties.
https://www.bbb.org/us/va/mclean/profile/online-shopping/idme-inc-0241-236003677/complaints
https://help.id.me/hc/en-us/articles/201904874-What-is-ID-me-
What is ID.me?
Whether you’re a member of the military, a first responder, a student, a teacher, or a nurse, you’re part of an exclusive group. With ID.me, you can verify your group status, and gain access to amazing group discounts from hundreds of the most popular brands.
ID.me is also a trusted technology partner to multiple government agencies and healthcare providers. We provide secure digital identity verification to those government agencies or healthcare providers make sure you're you – and not someone pretending to be you – when you request access to their services online.
ID.me’s next-generation identity platform meets the highest federal standards for online identity proofing and authentication, without compromising access for hard-to-identify groups. ID.me’s technology is used by more than 15 million individuals and 200 partners, including federal and state agencies, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, retailers, and non-profits.
