NHS to close-source GitHub repos over AI, security concerns

https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/05/nhs_to_closesource_hundreds_of_repos/

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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 29 pts · 114d (3 replies)

Obscurity is not security

martini1992@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 114d (1 reply)

Also, its already out there. Already been crawled by AI and hopefully preserved by individuals and the IA etc. What're they gonna do, a full rewrite?

piccolo@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 114d

Also making github repos private doesnt stop microslop from still using it to train copilot.

Whelks_chance@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 114d
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themaninblack@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 113d

Exactly the wrong direction if security is a concern. Why tf you think Linux is open source you absolute air fryers

Zombie@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 114d
9point6@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 111d

The same NHS that's desperately trying to pipe as much data as it can into palantir?

They're concerned about national security now?