Tuesday 29 December 2020

secure socket

Via Slashdot, we discover that the freshly-inked Brexit Deal references decades old and defunct software and platforms described as modern services, including Netscape Browser and Communicator, the last version released in 1997. The cut-and-paste job does not just imply laziness or a rushed job but moreover belies a lack of understanding verging on contempt and disdain for technology and the issues that underlie secure communication while upholding these examples as tools to ensure compliance and cooperation going forward. What do you think? More details at the links above.