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Thread #173236   Message #4201086
Posted By: Robert B. Waltz
16-Apr-24 - 06:24 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Spotify has removed loads of folk music
Subject: RE: Tech: Spotify has removed loads of folk music
Phil d'Conch wrote: My 'smart' phone thinks the entire Smithsonian-Folkways platform is a security risk.

The certificate for the site is from a non-trusted authority. That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the site itself. The problem is that it could have been set up by a baddie. But why impersonate something so low-traffic? :-)

(My wild conjecture, based on some complaints I've seen recently, is that it might be the result of a Microsoft security breach, but I could very well be wrong. All I know is that the signing authority isn't trusted.)

It might well clear up on or before May 11, when the certificate is due to be renewed.

If you actually want to buy something from them, it's probably safe. But it can't hurt to wait until May 11.