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Last modified on Wed 30 Dec 2020 07.40 EST The EU-UK Brexit deal refers to defunct decades-old computer software such as Netscape Communicator as “modern”, raising suspicions that some of the text may have been copied and pasted in. Online commenters gleefully shared the observation that page 921 of the painfully birthed trade agreement refers to Netscape Communicator – released in June 1997 – and Mozilla Mail as being “modern e-mail software packages” . A section on encryption technology also gave rise to suspicions that officials simply pasted large chunks of text from previous ...

The Brexit deal calls for DNA profiles to use a 20-year-old email app Share this story The mammoth, last-minute deal that will govern the United Kingdom and European Union’s trade relations going forward post-Brexit has been finalized in the nick of time. But some security researchers have noted some puzzling aspects of the deal, including mentions of the defunct, 23-year old Netscape Communicator email software and recommendations of outdated encryption standards. Just in case you forget what Netscape Communicator 4.0 looked like ... pic.twitter.com/573xNdN3ZH— Prof B Buchanan OBE (@bil...

Last modified on Mon 28 Dec 2020 23.37 EST Experts are still poring over the 1,246-page Brexit trade deal, but the devil is always in the detail. Dozens of UK-EU committees overseeing all aspects of the deal will now have to be set up, committing the UK and the EU to semi-permanent Brexit negotiations. New business travel rules will mean fashion models and musicians may need work visas for Europe. And the economic damage from restoring trade barriers previously demolished could be felt for years to come. While the deal is thin, as expected, there are positives, including, say experts, on clim...