• Millions to be warned of Java risk
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Isn't Java stupidly insecure as is?
I just download and use [url=http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/java_portable]this portable java runtime[/url] on the rare occasions when I need Java
I stopped installing the Java runtimes a few years ago along with Flash :v: I just kept Chrome installed instead, I don't know how much safer it is though, I only use it for very specific websites though so, meh. [QUOTE=smurfy;49367754]I just download and use [url=http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/java_portable]this portable java runtime[/url] on the rare occasions when I need Java[/QUOTE] Neat.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;49367732]Isn't Java stupidly insecure as is?[/QUOTE] Java itself? no. The browser plugin? Yes. From what I've read, this is mainly about people using an old version of Java with the Java browser plugin active. Java as a browser plugin is Doomed and has been for half a decade now. I believe most evergreen browsers don't even enable it by default or allow it to be enabled at all. The Desktop Version of Java which is used to run Java bytecode outside of Webbrowsers (Minecraft for example) is still a thing and it won't go away anytime soon.
So I figured out what's basically wrong with the Java browser plugin. So many people go without updating that thing (I remember that I didn't - it requested my permission every time and that shit was super annoying), but their sandbox implementation kept failing somehow with every update anyway. Then they decided, "fuck it, the user should figure out" and they completely obliterated the sandbox. You either say, "yes, this applet should run and have full access to everything on my computer", or you say "no, don't run it at all". What the hell?
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