All the news that fits: Homeland Security says “no go, Java”

Well, maybe I paraphrased it, but there is an article in today’s Tribune that says:

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable Oracle Corp’s Java software, amplifying security experts’ prior warnings to hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses that use it to surf the Web.  Read the entire article here.

I’ve had issues with Smart Source coupons printing  since forever, so I won’t miss much by not being able to print them (both Smart Source and red plum use Java for printing IPs), but I’m gong to disable Java justincase.  If you need/want a tutorial on disabling Java over multiple browsers, click here.

Unfortunately, I can’t sneer and say, too bad, PC people, because there was a serious Oracle security flaw that affected 600,000 Mac users earlier last year.

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