Published May 17, 2026 · Added May 18, 2026

GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source

Simon Willison highlights the UK Government Digital Service's response to the NHS closing public repositories after vulnerability reports, with GDS recommending that public-sector code remain open by default despite AI-assisted vulnerability discovery concerns.

Simon Willison highlights the UK Government Digital Service’s response to the NHS closing public repositories after vulnerability reports, with GDS recommending that public-sector code remain open by default despite AI-assisted vulnerability discovery concerns.

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