ID.me account required now?

Last tax season, I was able to obtain my IP PIN with my old IRS user name and password.  Today, when I tried to access my individual account, evidently an ID.me account is now required.  Do I have this right?  I don't like anything about the ID.me account--even though it "says" it will delete my biometric data if I request it to do so, why should I trust that?!  It seems that the "creep" to biometric data requirements just took a leap!  --yikes!