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  1. Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
  2. MCPE-111186

Replace "Whitelist and Blacklist" with "Allowlist and Denylist"

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      This is my first posting for a bug/feature request, so please excuse me if I'm asking in the wrong place.  

       

      I believe we should follow the example set by NCSC, below:

       

      https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/02/uks_ncsc_whitelist_blacklist/

       

      "The British government's computer security gurus have announced they will stop using the terms whitelisting and blacklisting in their online documentation.

       

      The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, said on Friday it would, following a request from a customer, eliminate the terms when describing including and excluding specific applications, websites, weak or leaked passwords, and so on.

      Instead, it will use the terms "allow list" and "deny list" in material published on its website.

       

      The aim, said NCSC head of advice and guidance Emma W, is to avoid linking "black" with bad and "white" with good, and the racial connotations they carry.

       

      "From now on, the NCSC will use 'allow list' and 'deny list' in place of 'whitelist' and 'blacklist' on our website. Which, in fact, is clearer and less ambiguous," said Emma."

       

      This seems entirely sensible.   Can Mojang follow the example set by NCSC, above?

            Triptogenetica PJ McNally
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