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> login.gov is open source! They also encrypt user data in a way that they can't access it without the user's password, precluding the formation of a national r
by autoexec 5y ago
> login.gov is open source! They also encrypt user data in a way that they can't access it without the user's password, precluding the formation of a national registry that could be used towards nefarious and anti-democratic purposes
The website is still full of Google trackers, so it looks like it's already handing some user data over to private for-profit 3rd parties. Not a great sign, but I guess we can be happy we're not being forced to give them face-scans, fingerprints, or DNA I guess.
- tadfisher 5y agoDo you expect the government to host their own analytics? Should they maintain data centers, CDNs, and serve from their own AZ as well?
- autoexec 5y ago> Do you expect the government to host their own analytics? Yes. I do. There are alternatives to Google that work just fine (assuming they genuinely _need_ analytics in the first place). There's no reason using a government service should involve you handing data over to Google (or any private for-profit company).
- nix23 5y ago>Do you expect the government to host their own analytics? No analyzing your citizens behavior on a government site (that you paid) should be done by private company's (to make money out of your data)...what a question....