Petition urges UK government to drop IE6

11:50 3rd February 2010

A new petition is urging the British government to withdraw Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and move to a more modern browser.

The petition, which was put together by Dan Frydman of web company Inigo, says that IE6 is a burden for developers, citing its security flaws and outdated technology.

"Most creative and software development companies are forced by government department clients to build websites for IE6 when most of the industry has moved on," the petition reads.

The move comes as the Department of Health issued a statement advising NHS to upgrade its computers to IE7 as soon as possible.

In other news, a new patch has been released by Microsoft in a bid to deal with significant security flaws in Internet Explorer.

The company has recommended users who do not have automatic-updated enabled to visit the relevant Windows update website after hackers in China used a remote-code exploit in the browser to attack Google and between 20 and 30 other big companies.

Written by Derek Oldman

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