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Re:A search engine by and for the federal government by Terr_ on Friday July 19, 2024 @08:25PM (#41012915)
I was absolutely flabbergasted that they didn't even white-label the third party stuff behind their own .gov domain, which means they're mis-training users towards "It's normal to hand over extremely sensitive official information to vaguely-plausible-looking companies with websites and certificates ultimately under the control of Montenegro."
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Re:A search engine by and for the federal government by SoftTalker on Friday July 19, 2024 @09:33PM (#41013255)
And they'll accept anything from you without any ID whatsoever if you just use paper and a postage stamp.
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Re:A search engine by and for the federal government by HeatrayEnjoyer on Saturday July 20, 2024 @08:10AM (#41015902)
What do you mean exactly?
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Re:A search engine by and for the federal government by photonbeam on Saturday July 20, 2024 @11:05AM (#41016979)
The IRS doesnt require any auth if you print out whatever and mail it to them, no internet. They just believe you
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Re:A search engine by and for the federal government by redserk on Saturday July 20, 2024 @09:29AM (#41016356)
I doubt any conventional web user knows or cares that “.me” is a ccTLD, or that it’s even related to Montenegro. If anything the reaction is “you don’t need a .com!?”
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