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World wide IT dropout

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petra Fri 19-Jul-24 09:22:21

We can’t point the finger at China, Beijing airport is closed 😁

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Urmstongran Fri 19-Jul-24 09:20:52

Quite frightening when you think how much so many of us live our lives on our screens.

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NotSpaghetti Fri 19-Jul-24 09:20:22

So do we know with certainty that it's a Microsoft issue then?

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MaizieD Fri 19-Jul-24 09:16:44

bump ^

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Cabbie21 Fri 19-Jul-24 08:59:31

The Microsoft problem is affecting just about anything you can think of. They say on the BBC it is not thought to be malicious, but who really knows?

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fancythat Fri 19-Jul-24 08:20:15

nanna8

Cancer patients are being sent home because they can’t access treatment. Horrible. Airlines are being grounded and our major retailers are having to send people away. No online orders.

Serious stuff

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NotSpaghetti Fri 19-Jul-24 08:16:57

Is it a Microsoft problem then?

I didn't know that.

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GrannyGravy13 Fri 19-Jul-24 08:12:22

It’s causing problems here in UK, just been lead item on ITV breakfast news.

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nanna8 Fri 19-Jul-24 08:11:38

Cancer patients are being sent home because they can’t access treatment. Horrible. Airlines are being grounded and our major retailers are having to send people away. No online orders.

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fancythat Fri 19-Jul-24 08:08:50

Land - lots of land registry[or is it all] is in digital form.
What can you prove?

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fancythat Fri 19-Jul-24 08:08:19

And things like finance.
All very well the government saying we will pay you up to £85,000. But what if you cant prove that?

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fancythat Fri 19-Jul-24 08:06:43

I have known for years how much we depend on it.
Myself and friends print things out that we want to keep.

I always see books in country homes, still preserved from the 1700's or something.

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sassysaysso Fri 19-Jul-24 08:03:20

Unable to access repeat prescription section of NHS app

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nanna8 Fri 19-Jul-24 07:57:22

Just now there is a world wide dropout of many services like banks,airport (delays), hospital services( all of them in Melbourne), police, supermarkets, many internet services. Shows how much we depend on Microsoft,quite alarming. Obviously patchy because our internet is working but the hospitals are in chaos.

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