[athenot]

Exactly. The law should express the intent, not the implementation means, which can—and does—improve over time.

Imagine a law mandating SHA-1 in 1999; it would end up enforcing a security problem today.

[jackvalentine]

South Korea did a shockingly similar thing to your example in 1999, which enshrined Internet Explorer's use long after the rest of the world had moved on.