Re: [Fed-Talk] JAVA RELATED ISSUES
Re: [Fed-Talk] JAVA RELATED ISSUES
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] JAVA RELATED ISSUES
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:16:08 -0800
On Jan 12, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Dave Schroeder <email@hidden> wrote:
> No, it was Apple that blocked this itself, and there is nothing wrong with Safari:
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> http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/11/apple-blocks-java-7-on-os-x-to-address-widespread-security-threat/
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> This is because there is a Java 0-day being massively exploited in the wild, and the US Department of Homeland Security has actually recommended users disable or uninstall Java:
IMHO, this is really an important issue with lots of implications.
Imagine you have a large, time critical operation going on with lots of coalition partners (e.g., humanitarian operations after a natural disaster), and you've built your coordination center on Java (or Flash, or whatever), and Apple (or Microsoft, or whoever) flips a switch, for very good reasons, that disables that critical piece of software.
We've seen other examples of a company reaching back into client systems to disable things. Remember Amazon reaching out and mass deleting "1984" from customers' Kindles?
I think Apple did the right thing here, but the implications of our system providers having such capabilities are scary.
Todd
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