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Re: Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks

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JAB wrote:
> On 14/07/2024 21:14, Anssi Saari wrote:
>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> writes:
>>
>>> Some of the reluctance does seem to stem from paper secure, e-mail
>>> insecure though. So recently my better half had to print a document
>>> out, sign and scan it and then e-mail it back. What's the point in
>>> that?
>>
>> I actually got a cheapo printer/scanner/copier a few years back since
>> both me and my wife happened to have a need to do just that, dealing
>> with some bureaucracy.
>>
>> I believe here in Finland it's because of laws that govern the public
>> sector and what they can accept and what the current interpretation of
>> those laws is. Companies aren't under such regulation and here often use
>> digital signature services backed with strong authentication.
> 
> Personally I think a lot of it comes down to those that make the rules 
> just don't really understand how security is achieved. I remember going 
> through an exchange with World of Tanks customer support to get a GDPR 
> request processed. They insisted that I could only do that if I linked 
> my phone number. Trying to explain to them that if I control the 
> credentials that are used to link my mobile phone the it adds nothing to 
> security somewhat fell on deaf ears.

Or perhaps they have a sense of security that is merely skewed and an 
ego the size of a brick wall.  The Geek Squad used to have an attitude 
like that.

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Re: Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-15 13:27 -0500

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