Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
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Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#2This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be extremely tempting to access.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#3This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
Its important to remember that login.gov isn't an account its an Identity Provider. It will allow you to prove to an agency that you are who you say you are, but all the account information will be stored by the agency.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#4This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
Obviously it's not going to get hacked or anything...I mean once an organization gets so big it's vastly better at keeping it from getting hacked...
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#5This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
Its important to remember that login.gov isn't an account its an Identity Provider. It will allow you to prove to an agency that you are who you say you are, but all the account information will be stored by the agency.
you know what I like about google+ if someone miss uses it I don't really care. I don't use it for anything Important.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#6This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
I know I'm not supposed to say this, but you obviously either didn't read the article or read it but didn't understand it, and perhaps you would be better off reading it more closely before commenting. The article lays out that this is not centralizing information, but is merely allowing a bunch of different agencies to use it as an identity provider.
The same way I can, say, connect to my spotify via my Google+ account, but that doesn't mean that google has all of my spotify playlists.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#7This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
I know I'm not supposed to say this, but you obviously either didn't read the article or read it but didn't understand it, and perhaps you would be better off reading it more closely before commenting. The article lays out that this is not centralizing information, but is merely allowing a bunch of different agencies to use it as an identity provider. The same way I can, say, connect to my spotify via my Google+ acco…
I, uh, skimmed it. But bear in mind, once your data is already handily collated by a common system/identifier, it's one policy change from being able to automatically connect that information and make it available.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#8This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
I know I'm not supposed to say this, but you obviously either didn't read the article or read it but didn't understand it, and perhaps you would be better off reading it more closely before commenting. The article lays out that this is not centralizing information, but is merely allowing a bunch of different agencies to use it as an identity provider. The same way I can, say, connect to my spotify via my Google+ acco…
Yes but anyone who pops your Google+ account can get all your playlists.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#9This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
I know I'm not supposed to say this, but you obviously either didn't read the article or read it but didn't understand it, and perhaps you would be better off reading it more closely before commenting. The article lays out that this is not centralizing information, but is merely allowing a bunch of different agencies to use it as an identity provider. The same way I can, say, connect to my spotify via my Google+ acco…
> I know I'm not supposed to say this, but you obviously either didn't read the article
If you're referring to the guidelines, they also show how leaving out sentiments like these doesn't diminish the clarification you're adding:
> Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that."[0]
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Chiding someone who is trolling isn't going to accomplish anything (and likely make it worse). If they aren't, they'll (hopefully) appreciate the clarification, no chiding necessary.
Re: Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services
#10This is kinda cool, but it's also a little concerning. One of the ways our government protects our privacy is specifically by not centralizing information. Just because you pay taxes or have healthcare doesn't mean the police has that info, for example. The efficiency of connecting a large number of governmental agencies to a single account for you is pretty concerning, it puts all the data in one spot that can be ex…
Its important to remember that login.gov isn't an account its an Identity Provider. It will allow you to prove to an agency that you are who you say you are, but all the account information will be stored by the agency.
> Its important to remember that login.gov isn't an account its an Identity Provider.
Doesn't matter, the consequenes are the same. If it is compromised or exploited (internally or externally) the exploiter can access all of your information from, and impersonate you too, all the government systems that rely on it for identity.