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Major Security Flaw found in Internet Explorer — Brooklynian

Major Security Flaw found in Internet Explorer

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  • Who still uses Internet Explorer?
  • Who still uses Internet Explorer?
  • it still has 70% market share
  • it still has 70% market share
  • Wow. That completely made my eyes glaze over and my thoughts drifted to a new pair of shoes I bought but haven't worn yet.
  • Wow. That completely made my eyes glaze over and my thoughts drifted to a new pair of shoes I bought but haven't worn yet.
  • In a nutshell: IE is teh suck. Use Firefox, Opera, or Safari.
  • In a nutshell: IE is teh suck. Use Firefox, Opera, or Safari.
  • The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
  • The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
  • Microsoft will post a patch tomorrow at about 1 pm our time.
  • Microsoft will post a patch tomorrow at about 1 pm our time.
  • dailyheights wrote:
    The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
    Only if the person with access to the browser also has the master password for the browser.
  • dailyheights wrote:
    The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
    Only if the person with access to the browser also has the master password for the browser.
  • What percentage of Firefox users set a master password for their browser?
    What percentage of Firefox users know they need to do so?
  • Good point. I have no idea. But it's not hard to do.
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