| > Many commenters here point to login.gov as an example of the US government shipping good software. Maybe. But in some ways, my experience with it was a heaping turd (registering my identity for the IRS): "Scan the front and back of your Driver's License." [upload scan of front of DL @ 200DPI] "Unable to find a face in the image you uploaded." [upload scan of front of DL @ 300DPI] "Unable to find a face in the image you uploaded." Huh. Maybe I'll try with a lower resolution. [upload scan of front of DL @ 72DPI] "Thank you, now please upload the back of your Driver's License." Hmm, 72DPI worked for the front, so... [upload scan of back of DL @ 72DPI] "Unable to read a barcode in the image you uploaded." [upload scan of back of DL @ 200DPI] "Unable to read a barcode in the image you uploaded." [upload scan of back of DL @ 300DPI] "Thank you for verifying your Driver's License". |