Most people these days rely on the cloud and storage drives to share or store data. However, floppy disks and CDs have served millions of people for decades in the past, and in fact, these technologies are still part of the ecosystem in some countries. Japan is known for its technological savvy and leading advancements, but the country is equally invested in older technologies like floppy disks.

The Japanese government eventually realized the need to move away from these products and towards modern services such as online support and cloud data storage. Last month, the government’s economic department passed a new law that, among other things, eliminates the use of floppy disks.

Considering the types of machines that support disks, it’s fascinating to see a country like Japan insist on using these devices. But in some ways, you can understand why government agencies rely on floppy disks, which are harder to exploit and the data remains protected as long as others don’t have copies of the same files.

Floppy disks have been around for decades. It all started back in 1971, when these disks were retailed by IBM. However, times have changed and with the advent of the digital age, you can assume that the use of floppy disks hinders the digitization of the data stored on these disks and CDs. Unless the country’s government adopts modern technology to keep data safe and does so in the most robust manner.

There’s a reason these devices have been replaced by USB drives and SD cards over the past decade. In fact, floppy disks ceased to exist as early as 2011, being discontinued by Japanese giant Sony.