Feb. 13, 2024, 7:05 p.m. | /u/privacyovermatter

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So [Login.gov](https://Login.gov) is portrayed as this safe, public website to access government agencies. The agency that runs it (GSA) says it's used by over [over 40 federal and state agencies](https://www.govtech.com/computing/gsa-dol-announce-expansion-of-login-gov-program). They're using [hundreds of millions of federal dollars](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20230713-1) to incentivize states to adopt it.

It's got a ".gov" ending - how could you not trust it!?

Here's the thing. Login is built by a **foreign data broker**. GSA just pays other groups to build the site. They have a [$34 …

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