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The consignee must, at the time of delivery, acknowledge that UPS is making a delivery and, if applicable, show government issued photo ID."

This needs to be established "when" a photo ID will be requested, and whether a copy/snapshot will be taken by the carrier.

If the latter Is part of their new protocol, then from a company's standpoint, It's better than a signature and will certainly work against the SE'er.