Yes, it's true. Mypoints used to be good WAY back in the days. I no longer purchase things through this site (I use ebates now) but I DO click on the email and such to earn points. So I tried to redeem a $15 Amazon gift card and they want my drivers license. It's so dumb!
And omg, their site is also terrible. I would log in with the CORRECT password and then it wouldn't log in. I have to change my damn password again... it logs in, but when I go to the redemption tab, I have to log in AGAIN and it doesn't take my password! That site is shady!