A 20-year-long permanent cookie: America.gov and tracking
But the authentication system the new portal is ordered to use already contains recently added Login.gov code supporting a National Design Studio experiment (NDS) that creates a long-lived browser identifier and incorporates it into Login.gov analytics. America.gov itself does not currently require users to identify themselves. An executive order President Donald Trump signed Tuesday directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to make America.gov the federal government’s single digital point of entry and specifically orders GSA to integrate Login.gov and use it as America.gov’s authentication service.
- ▪But the authentication system the new portal is ordered to use already contains recently added Login.gov code supporting a National Design Studio experiment (NDS) that creates a long-lived browser identifier and incorporates it into Login.g
- ▪America.gov itself does not currently require users to identify themselves.
- ▪An executive order President Donald Trump signed Tuesday directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to make America.gov the federal government’s single digital point of entry and specifically orders GSA to integrate Login.gov and use
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| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:30:24 +0000 |
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America.gov launches with privacy pledge as Login.gov code raises tracking questions New federal AI portal promises privacy, but its Login.gov authentication layer raises questions over a long-lived browser identifier Oct 1, 2026, 3:11 pm EDT | Anthony Kimery Categories Biometrics News | Government Services The Trump administration has launched America.gov as a single AI-powered gateway to federal information and services with an unusually explicit privacy promise. But the authentication system the new portal is ordered to use already contains recently added Login.gov code supporting a National Design Studio experiment (NDS) that creates a long-lived browser identifier and incorporates it into Login.gov analytics.
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