UK Government rules out upgrading from Internet Explorer 6
- From: "andrew.wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <andrew.wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:17:56 -0700 (PDT)
The government has ruled out scrapping the use of Internet Explorer 6
on department computers, saying it will persevere with the bullet-
riddled browser despite its high-profile vulnerabilities.
Responding to an online petition with more than 6,000 signatures
urging government departments to upgrade away from IE6, the government
said such a move would be "a very large operation" potentially at
"significant potential cost to the taxpayer".
"It is therefore more cost-effective in many cases to continue to use
IE6 and rely on other measures, such as firewalls and malware-scanning
software, to further protect public sector internet users," reads the
statement.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/jul/30/internet-explorer-6-uk-government
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