Internet use is essential to American society, allowing sales, communication and innovation. We propose a National Update Your Browser Holiday in January for the following reasons. Security - Old browsers are vulnerable to viruses. All items using ecommerce sites, such as banking and purchasing, should be used in updated browsers. This decreases the costs of identity theft. Sustainability – Old browsers can’t handle new, smaller scripts and crash. Developing for older browsers creates sites that take up more system resources. Encouraging end users to update their browsers encourages developers to make websites using code with smaller carbon footprints. Cutting Edge Curve - By taking old browsers out of the development process, developers build for current, cutting edge technology.
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