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The entire web is a security problem. Flash has a shrinking market for several reasons, security is not a main factor of this.
by nye2k 10y ago
The entire web is a security problem. Flash has a shrinking market for several reasons, security is not a main factor of this.
- manigandham 10y agoThe poor security of Flash is most definitely a major factor.
- ygjb-dupe 10y agoYou straight up don't know what you are talking about. Every browser development team wants flash to die because of the security risks, performance, stability, and usability problems it induces. The reason the flash market has been shrinking is because browser vendors, starting with Apple have been moving towards deprecating Flash for many years because of these reasons.
- ygjb-dupe 10y agoAnd yes, the web has deeply ingrained security problems, but so has every single platform for downloading and executing untrusted code. At least most of the major players are now actively engaged in standardizing and improving the security of the web as opposed to a single company with a fairly atrocious record on application security (Adobe).