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Firefox started blocking Java plugins in January '13. I wonder how long before other browsers follow suit.
by signed0 14y ago
Firefox started blocking Java plugins in January '13. I wonder how long before other browsers follow suit.
- nikcub 14y agoFirefox also has the feature that will block Flash and the other plugins if an update has been released, which is also good IMO all browsers should implement 'click to run' by default for all plugins on all sites
- jakub_g 14y agoThis works only for outdated Java versions that are known to be vulnerable (they're blacklisted by Mozilla version-by-version). If you happen to have the newest Java version which hasn't been publicly announced as exploitable, it will not be blocked unless you enable `plugins.click_to_play` in `about:config`. Anyway it's still a very good move from Mozilla side to minimize the risks.
- signed0 14y agoThat's too bad, I was hoping they had made all Java plugins "click to play" or whitelist only.