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The references on page 921 of the trade deal mention software that would now be incredibly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Namely, Netscape browser and Mozilla

Wed, Dec 30th 2020 12:11pm — Karl Bode You'd think a massive and controversial deal to sever the UK from the European Union, impacting the lives of millions of people over the better part of the next generation, would contain a certain amount of... precision. Not so much. After a long, contentious debate and some last minute haggling over fish, the final agreement governing the United Kingdom and European Union’s trade relations for decades was finalized last week. But when security researchers dug through the wording of the final agreement (which you can peruse here (pdf)), they found a...

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of the deal, including mentions of the defunct, 23-year old Netscape Communicator email software and recommendations of outdated encryption standards.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...