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lol, don't run java in your browser man. Just don't. boom bam no Java security flaws

• tsotha 11y ago
  You don't always have that choice. There was a European country (I forget which one. Norway?) that was using applets for access to government services.
  • kuschku 11y ago
    Germany was it – until 2011 the only way to file taxes digitally was through a Java Applet called ELSTER. Now there is a beta version of a JS based solution.
  • giancarlostoro 11y ago
    You can run Java selectively then, disable when not knowingly using it. Would provide a higher magnitude of security than just having it running while a rogue 0 day exploit hits advertisement servers or something similar.
  • kjetil 11y ago
    Not to detract from your point, but the applet part of Norwegian BankID is now mostly replaced by the new Javascript-based solution.