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The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block (www.tomshardware.com)
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The floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block::Floppy disks can finally make their way to the land of eternal slumber. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has abolished any requirement for applicants to use this ancient magnetic media when filing official documents.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can we please do this with fax machines in the US? They are insecure, slow, expensive, and prone to failure. Yet, they are used regularly to transmit my personal information.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 3 points 1 year ago

Chance that they use a service to send a PDF as fax, and the recipients also use a service to receive fax as pdf attachments sent to their email address.

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