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Story: Firefox flaw sparks a fiery debate
Posted by: BillG (Wednesday 12 January 2005, 2:16 PM)
Opening a link from an email is the resposibility of the USER. When the software must be made foolproof for the user, so that malicios intent is averted, I would suggest that when the computer is turned on, a screen appears saying: Access denied.
Any process which occurs after the power switch is turned on is the responsibility of the human sitting at the terminal.
It occurs to me that todays users need to be reminded of an old axiom from long ago: Garbage in: Garbage out.
In closing let me postulate a lousy analogy, between automobiles and computers; Just because you are behind the wheel, and have a license, it doesn't make you a good driver.
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Story: Firefox flaw sparks a fiery debate
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According to http://www.securityfocus.com/bid the... Arthur B. -
Just a small issue with this article, you chose to... James
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I wont use Internet Explorer u... Anonymous
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Firefox blows. I'm tired of everyone saying they g... Chris
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