Thankfully I use none of those. Actually, I wasn't aware google had a finance app. Killed facebook a long time ago too.
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Adobe Releases Critical Security Update for Flash Player on Mac
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Just common sense. If you're bank required you to make cash withdrawals in the sketchiest part of the nearest large city and personally accept the risk of getting mugged every time, you'd probably find a new bank.
You will want to rename your mini to "infinite beach ball" if you install anything newer than Snow Leopard on it. Mavericks and newer OSX run like garbage on any system that lacks SSD. Unless you upgraded that mini to SSD, you should just take the loss.
Agreed. But why on earth are there still so many 'holdouts' using that troublesome platform? Are they just too lazy to convert to JavaScript or HTML5?, both of which btw are supported by most browsers, and can be used for 99% of web content.
Pretty sure Facebook doesn't require Flash, as I've been watching videos in Facebook on a computer without Flash for about two years now.
How about your work? Or your work's benefits site? Do you just say "nah, I'm not going to log into that"?
Every time a security update comes out for flash there's always someone that thinks they know what everyone else needs. The world doesn't revolve around YOUR computing habits. In the corporate world there's this company called VMware. They make this product called ESX that pretty much is the number one virtualization platform ... IN THE WORLD. You need flash to use it. They're moving away from flash (or so they've been saying for a few years now), but until they do I'm stuck with it. Oh wait, even when they finally move off of it, there's another half dozen applications that I use that are all flash. It sucks, no one says it's good, but people use it for their JOBS!
Really, flash is a vector for a total system compromise. Why would your bank want you to use a piece of technology that would allow someone to completely take over your computer?
It reminds me of legit websites that aren't using TLS 1.2 or stronger on user account pages and "paysite" pages. It's willful and there should be a takedown deadline.
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Some of those Benefits Sites have little or no encryption, even after all the HIPAA stuff. Most of them are using TLS 1.0 or worse. -TLS 1.0 is broken. It was broken when HIPAA was written. Drives me nuts...
And although, for instance https://www.usa.gov/donate-blood-organ#item-35267 is using TLS1.2, they're still using Flash!
It reminds me of legit websites that aren't using TLS 1.2 or stronger on user account pages and "paysite" pages. It's willful and there should be a takedown deadline.
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Some of those Benefits Sites have little or no encryption, even after all the HIPAA stuff. Most of them are using TLS 1.0 or worse. -TLS 1.0 is broken. It was broken when HIPAA was written. Drives me nuts...
And although, for instance https://www.usa.gov/donate-blood-organ#item-35267 is using TLS1.2, they're still using Flash!
So don't donate blood?
How incredibly **** can you be? I'd rather not use it, but certain applications that I need do use it. Is that OK with you? Or do you want to run my life and tell me which apps or services I should be using just to avoid using something you don't like. I can't believe how childish and ridiculous and shortsighted so many here are.
I'll tell you what, you tell me which apps to use and I'll tell you what you can and can't eat.
Can someone PLEASE [burn] this thing to the ground . How MANY red flags does these simpletons at Adobe needs before they get it that Flash is worthless........ It STILLS amaze me to see some websites using this outdated weak useless Flash Player.
. How MANY red flags does these simpletons at Adobe needs before they get it that Flash is worthless........ It STILLS amaze me to see some websites using this outdated weak useless Flash Player. 
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I'm over the Flash 'insecurity' and not installing it on any new computers.
And as older computers are phased out I'll wipe them clean and repurpose them (minus Flash) for email and basic web use. If a site doesn't work without Flash it's their loss, as I won't allow it to be my loss.
And as older computers are phased out I'll wipe them clean and repurpose them (minus Flash) for email and basic web use. If a site doesn't work without Flash it's their loss, as I won't allow it to be my loss.
FLASH!!! WHY WON'T YOU DIE!!!
The ONLY good use of Flash, ever, was HomeStarRunner.
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The ONLY good use of Flash, ever, was HomeStarRunner.
[doublepost=1476300939][/doublepost]Adobe: IT'S TEN YEARS LATER AND WE STILL DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT BUFFER OVERRUN MEANS...
It is amazing to me that VMware has not updated their products. We are talking about admins that have high level access to servers using a seriously flawed product. Scary.
As I said in a previous post, if the company want to do that and provides the laptop/desktop with which to do it, then so be it. But I just won't do it on my personal laptop/desktop. In my company, all our internally created apps are not allowed to use flash. And we are not allowed to use/purchase software that uses flash. (very heavy into security, we cannot even use flash drives, print remotely, use the CD drive - all disabled) I am on the software side, so not sure how the server guys/gals work around Flash for VMware, but again, scary.
Is this an audition for the CW show or something? Which villain are you trying out for?
Also, yes. Very yes.
I get that, but the key is that everyone's situation is different. Flash sucks, no doubt. I can easily take it off my Mac and just use a VDI for my admin work. However, I choose to have access local on my machine vs using a remote solution which introduces lag (on top of the horrible lag I get in flash itself).