Earn $25 Advancing Equity

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is looking for participants for a short study that will help government technology and websites work better for all communities. Their research hopes to understand how to improve the way they verify people’s identities remotely. This study requires some personal information (such as a picture of your ID, selfie, social security number, etc) and can be completed on your smartphone in roughly 15 minutes. Specifically, the study will test for bias in facial matching technology and other methods used to verify identity so that people can get access to services from their government.

If you complete the study and are eligible, you will receive a $25 e-gift card as compensation for your time. You can find more information on how GSA will use and protect your information at identityequitystudy.gsa.gov.

GSA is committed to combating bias and improving outreach practices, user testing, and user experience for underserved communities in civic tech design. We need your help to make this happen.

If you have questions, check out our FAQ section to learn more at identityequitystudy.gsa.gov/faqs/.

Requirements

You will need:

• an email address
• a mobile phone with a camera feature;
• a phone plan associated with your name (it cannot be a virtual phone number like Google Voice, VOIP, etc.);
• an eligible state or territory-issued identity document; and your Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).