SARS launches its own Internet browser to solve Flash problems

[rpm]

SARS launches new eFiling browser to solve Flash problems

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has launched a new eFiling browser in response to users complaining that they were having issues with Flash forms not loading on the eFiling website.

 

[Messugga]

Who wants to bet on how long it'll take before people start punching holes in this thing's security?

 

[kolaval]

 

[saor]

Seems like a reasonable temporary solution, would've taken ages to actually update the entire system away from Flash.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Who wants to bet on how long it'll take before people start punching holes in this thing's security?

This.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Seems like a reasonable temporary solution, would've taken ages to actually update the entire system away from Flash.

Temporary becomes permanent.

Van uitstel, kom afstel

 

[Wakandafication]

Only compatible with Windows devices.

 

[FlashSA]

So we're comfortable installing a piece of government written software on our PC's? What could go wrong....

 

[Fulcrum29]

Terms and Conditions: Taxpayers and traders must note that the software solution (the Software) is the defined intellectual property licensed to SARS and its use is strictly governed by a license agreement licensing SARS to provide the functionality to its taxpayers and traders subject to the following strict conditions:

• You may not under any circumstances: distribute or copy the functionality; modify or create any derivative works from the Software; decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form, nor use the Software for open web browsing;
• In the event that the agreement which licenses the Software to SARS terminates, then in such an event taxpayers and traders will not be permitted to use the Software under any circumstances and any such use will place taxpayers and traders at risk for infringement.

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[Kola_CT]

Fok nee!!!!!!

What could possibly go wrong...

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yeah no.

 

[saor]

So we're comfortable installing a piece of government written software on our PC's? What could go wrong....

Use & uninstall again?
(But ja...)

 

[mercurial]

Seems strange that they couldn't update their systems three years ago but they can suddenly create their own browser so quick?

 

[The Trutherizer]

"We are pleased to inform you that an alternate SARS Browser solution has been implemented which affords you the ability to complete and submit the Flash-based forms not migrated to HTML5, in the interim, while we complete the migration."

With Flash support lol. Flash is the problem. I hope they complete that migration quickly.
But then I fully expect the flash form engine to be a spaghetti horror story.

 

[charlieharper]

Only compatible with Windows devices.

Wow they really don't want the rich (Apple) and smart (Linux) users to pay taxes....

 

[Speedster]

Seems strange that they couldn't update their systems three years ago but they can suddenly create their own browser so quick?

Bought it off the shelf

 

[Bryn]

If only there had been a bit of warning that Flash was coming to an end...

 

[Fulcrum29]

If only there had been a bit of warning that Flash was coming to an end...

For a national revenue service they don't have best practices in place. The security community must be... entertained.

Who is doing the security audits at SARS anyway?

 

[Nephew_]

I thought I died and gone to hell ....

 

[access]

can you copy someone elses downloaded browser or... ?