Wyden and Warren oppose TreasuryDirect's mandatory ID.me login.
Ron WydenU.S. senator from Oregon, jointly with Senator Elizabeth Warren
Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren oppose the mandatory private-provider login.
“Americans should not have to provide sensitive personal information to ID.me as the price of accessing essential government services”
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Wyden and Warren oppose mandatory ID.me at TreasuryDirect; Treasury defends the change.
TreasuryDirect made ID.me its only online sign-in method on October 28, 2026. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren asked Treasury to delay the requirement until after the 2027 tax-filing deadline and explain why Treasury and the IRS use ID.me instead of government-run Login.gov. They cited privacy, biometric-data and access concerns, particularly for older investors. A Treasury official told FedScoop that ID.me will safeguard users' personal and financial information against unauthorized access and identity theft. ID.me says it outperforms alternatives and that biometric data it collects is never sold or shared. Treasury's undated FAQ says investors' funds remain safe despite restrictions on online access.
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The senators challenge the requirement's timing and provider choice and raise privacy and access concerns. Questions about biometric practices are not findings that those practices occur.
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The joint release says Treasury introduced the requirement after six weeks' notice.
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The senators argue a secure government-operated alternative is available. They also ask about biometric practices, costs and a timetable for Login.gov.
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Why this label?
The senators expressly reject making private-provider disclosure the price of access and request delay.
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