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

On 14/07/2024 21:14, Anssi Saari wrote:

JAB <noway@nochance.com> writes:
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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?

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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.
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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.