NHS Goes to War Against Open Source
7 hours ago
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- #Public Sector
- #Open Source
- The NHS is preparing to close nearly all of its Open Source repositories, conflicting with past commitments and multiple government guidelines.
- NHS England's decision, prompted by security concerns from tools like Mythos, is criticized as an overreaction and not recommended by security bodies.
- Closing the repositories is deemed impractical and ineffective, as the code has likely already been accessed and AI tools can analyze closed-source systems.
- The move contradicts policies such as the UK's Tech Code of Practice, Service Standard, and DHSC's 'Data saves lives' initiative, which advocate for open source by default.
- A backup of all NHS repositories has been created, and the public is encouraged to contact MPs to oppose the closure.