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Pro-tip Only use Google SSO for things you don't care about. While in would be a pain if I lost my google account, I can still access Twitter, Discord, GitHub

Pro-tip Only use Google SSO for things you don't care about. While in would be a pain if I lost my google account, I can still access Twitter, Discord, GitHub, Bitbucket, stack overflow etc as they aren't bound to Google. My emails/hangouts chats however would be lost unless I took a backup (I haven't but I might one day when I decide to go ad-free)

quickthrower2 6y ago
Lookup Google takeout
dzhiurgis 6y ago
Google SSO is the best option to login into my country's e-government portal. The other options are: - Bank (requires subscription) - SIM card (requires subscription) - National ID card (requires reader plus a maze of Java applets) All of them suck badly. At least national ID has NFC so technically in future can be a bit easier.
- ffpip 6y ago
  Which country is this? Who uses Google SSO to login to a e-gov portal?
  - dzhiurgis 6y ago
    Lithuania. You do need to setup initially using normal means, but after that Google account doesn’t even need 2FA enabled. https://www.epaslaugos.lt/portal/nlogin https://www.epaslaugos.lt/portal/nlogin
    - k4rli 6y ago
      Just hope that LT will get SmartID like Latvia and Estonia.
- goatinaboat 6y ago
  Google SSO is the best option to login into my country's e-government portal If this is true, then as in my other comment, your government really ought to be regulating Google as a public utility.
- csomar 6y ago
  He appears to be in NZ. Yes, I find that crazy.
  - eythian 6y ago
    No, they're not describing New Zealand. NZ doesn't have a national ID card. Also, they have their own system for SSO to government portals that doesn't use Google.
  - intellirogue 6y ago
    Nah, NZ doesn't have a national ID.
    - dzhiurgis 6y ago
      NZ doesn’t seem to have e-gov either :D most is forms over post. That said I’ve never had to go to an institution here over 6 years I’m here. Edit: yes NZ has RealMe but there isn’t much use for it (in my xp).
      - intellirogue 6y ago
        Most WINZ/StudyLink and IRD interactions are online now, and I got my passport 100% online using RealMe. I can't remember the last time I posted anything to government in NZ.
        dzhiurgis 6y ago
        I've had a ton of paperwork done in recent years (voting, child passport, visas). Most of the conveniences stops when you don't have NZ's drivers licence... p.s. IRD has it's own login system.
        intellirogue 6y ago
        Check the IRD login page - there's a RealMe button ;)
- Daniel_sk 6y ago
  Google SSO for an e-government portal? No, thank you.

quickthrower2 6y ago

Lookup Google takeout

dzhiurgis 6y ago

Google SSO is the best option to login into my country's e-government portal. The other options are: - Bank (requires subscription) - SIM card (requires subscription) - National ID card (requires reader plus a maze of Java applets) All of them suck badly. At least national ID has NFC so technically in future can be a bit easier.

ffpip 6y ago
Which country is this? Who uses Google SSO to login to a e-gov portal?
- dzhiurgis 6y ago
  Lithuania. You do need to setup initially using normal means, but after that Google account doesn’t even need 2FA enabled. https://www.epaslaugos.lt/portal/nlogin https://www.epaslaugos.lt/portal/nlogin
  - k4rli 6y ago
    Just hope that LT will get SmartID like Latvia and Estonia.
goatinaboat 6y ago
Google SSO is the best option to login into my country's e-government portal If this is true, then as in my other comment, your government really ought to be regulating Google as a public utility.
csomar 6y ago
He appears to be in NZ. Yes, I find that crazy.
- eythian 6y ago
  No, they're not describing New Zealand. NZ doesn't have a national ID card. Also, they have their own system for SSO to government portals that doesn't use Google.
- intellirogue 6y ago
  Nah, NZ doesn't have a national ID.
  - dzhiurgis 6y ago
    NZ doesn’t seem to have e-gov either :D most is forms over post. That said I’ve never had to go to an institution here over 6 years I’m here. Edit: yes NZ has RealMe but there isn’t much use for it (in my xp).
    - intellirogue 6y ago
      Most WINZ/StudyLink and IRD interactions are online now, and I got my passport 100% online using RealMe. I can't remember the last time I posted anything to government in NZ.
      - dzhiurgis 6y ago
        I've had a ton of paperwork done in recent years (voting, child passport, visas). Most of the conveniences stops when you don't have NZ's drivers licence... p.s. IRD has it's own login system.
        intellirogue 6y ago
        Check the IRD login page - there's a RealMe button ;)
Daniel_sk 6y ago
Google SSO for an e-government portal? No, thank you.