Global political correctness sets in: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/02/uks_ncsc_whitelist_blacklist/
It is now gonna be called deny-list and allow-list by NCSC.
No-one knows where the term ‘blacklist’ came from historically, I assume?
It was a death list made up by British King Charles II of 58 judges, convicted during the reign of King Charles I.
Mentioned judges were on his so-called "black"list. He was able to have 13 of them executed, 25 were taken prisoner.
The remainder of them did manage to escape. Historical facts speak loud, no arbitrary decisions by the NCSC.
Everybody happy to abide by the new rules, without giving it a thought first.
polonus