Apps release by the government should not be proprietary; they should be free software. They make the software with our taxpayer dollars, so we have a right to it. https://publiccode.eu/
Would Free Software Melb be interested in campaigning against MyGovID? - People should not be forced to own a recent smartphone. - People should not be forced to install apps (especially proprietary apps) on their phone. - Software developed by the government using our taxpayer dollars should be free software, not proprietary. Koji Mar 24, 2020, 07:00 by mattcen+softwarefree...@mattcen.com: > Oh yeah, I totally agree; we shouldn't need a third-party tool to do > something that should already be offered by the MyGov website. I understand > that maybe they didn't trust TOTP apps to support SHA512 hashes (I know that > when I tried with LastPass Authenticator, it just *ignored* the SHA512 bit > and tried to use the key with a SHA1 hash, resulting in the wrong code with > no explanation or error), but there are better options than *forcing* people > to use an app like this. > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020, at 17:58, Ben Sturmfels wrote: > >> Thanks Matt, that's encouraging, I'll have to try that out! >> >> I still think that it's worth some activism here though - >> non-technologists shouldn't be second class citizens and we shouldn't >> have to work around the systems that we pay for. >> >> On 24/3/20 5:49 pm, Matt Cengia wrote: >> > This may be the only "official" way to sign in, but it's not the only >> > option. MyGovID just does TOTP with SHA512, so assuming you have a TOTP >> > app that doesn't just do SHA1 (I use FreeOTP+, but there are plenty of >> > other options), you can use the tool that this clever human wrote, that >> > basically pretends to be the MyGovID app for the purposes of set-up, and >> > gives you a regular QR-code to feed to your TOTP app: >> > https://github.com/abrasive/mygov-totp-enroll >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020, at 17:44, Ben Sturmfels wrote: >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> >> >> I've just sent a letter to the Commissioner of Taxation about the >> >> rollout of MyGovID as the only way to log in to the ATO Business Portal. >> >> This is attached in case there are any business owners who I can >> >> encourage to also speak out. >> >> >> >> Essentially the ATO is switching off the nice email/password/SMS-code >> >> MyGov login method I use to access the Business Portal to manage >> >> tax/GST/PAYG/super. The are replacing this with login via a proprietary >> >> mobile app called, confusingly, MyGovID. I'm late to the party, with the >> >> changeover due in only a few days time, but better late than not heard >> >> at all. >> >> >> >> I've sent this to the ATO by post and via their >> >> complaints form: >> >> >> >> https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Contact-us/Complaints,-compliments-and-suggestions/Compliments-and-suggestions/ >> >> >> >> I've also contacted our Federal MP about the issue. >> >> >> >> Stay safe! >> >> >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Free-software-melb mailing list >> >> Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au >> >> https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb >> >> >> >> >> >> Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/ >> >> >> >> *Attachments:* >> >> >> >> * ato-mygovid.pdf >> > >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > Matt Cengia (he/him/his) >> > >> > > -- > Regards, > Matt Cengia (he/him/his) > _______________________________________________ > Free-software-melb mailing list > Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb > > > Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/ > _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au https://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
