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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
PaulWay@aus.social wrote:
Hey #opensource and #freedom lovers in #australia . You need to hear about @hackuador 's request to get the source code for the MyGov token app. https://openmygov.au/
He needs funding: https://www.pozible.com/project/mygov-app-source-code-foi-review-1/updates
Why does this matter? Because you trust the MyGov token app to secure your access to MyGov services. It _should_ be a very simple thing to do - there are already well known public standards for implementing this. But then, if that's the case, why are Services Australia claiming that this would 'endanger national security' to release the source code?
Let's hope it's as simple as: because someone might get embarrassed to have their code published.
Because at the moment it's going to cost Fraser a fair bit of money to get anywhere on the appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal, especially when they decide that this is so secret that it has to be discussed under the "Intelligence and Security Jurisdictional Area".
Anything you can donate to help Fraser out helps here. Unfortunately, with Pozible, it's an all or nothing thing - either he makes his goal, or he gets nothing.