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Re:Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user c... by fc417fc802 on Monday July 28, 2025 @07:41PM (#44717186)
I mean yeah, I'm extremely uncomfortable with commercial ID solutions when accessing government services. When I can I even avoid government websites that have captchas or other third party resources on them but that's becoming increasingly unworkable. It's absurd that I should be required to leak my personal information to third parties in order to make use of a government service (ie something with no competition that I am legally obligated to use).

For the IRS it doesn't even make sense because I can drop paper forms in the mail. Don't need any ID whatsoever for that.

Re:Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user c... by iszomer on Monday July 28, 2025 @08:52PM (#44717715)
I don't trust dropping any PII/payment-related forms in the mail either, stemmed from a recent experience in which a NYC's DoF had used my information to pay for services on my behalf without authorization.