Flash is evil

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 20:42:01 +0000 (UTC), in <alt.privacy.spyware>,
arnstein@panix.com (David Arnstein) wrote:

> This article from Yahoo/techweb describes a spying technique that uses
> features of Macromedia Flash:
>
[snip]

It's already being discussed in another thread:

Message-ID: <fo4r415inht3in9uvs2kqhii3promp35b1@4ax.com>
(and f'ups thereto)

> I thihk that I will just remove Macromedia software instead.
>
[snip]

What took you so long to reach that decision?

Note the date on this article:

<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C1558%2C863408%2C00.asp>

> I hope that the anti-spyware vendors will provide features to control
> these "shared objects."

Unnecessary. The complete and totally effective cure is to simply not permit
Macromedia products to be installed on your system(s).

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[Rick]

Jay T. Blocksom <not.deliverable+usenet02@appropriate-tech.net> wrote in
news:jeuu41dqeqdeps2olnev68io0bad479oti@news.speak easy.net:

>
> > I thihk that I will just remove Macromedia software instead.
>
> What took you so long to reach that decision?
>
> Note the date on this article:
>
> <http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C1558%2C863408%2C00.asp>

Not that I'm overly fond of Macromedia, but the article you referenced is
dealing with Macrovision, not Macromedia. Two different companies as far as
I know.


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[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 12:53:13 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Rick
<rsimon@cris.com> wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> Not that I'm overly fond of Macromedia, but the article you referenced is
> dealing with Macrovision, not Macromedia.
[snip]

I'll be damned. You are absolutely right. Over the past couple of years I
must have read dozens articles on this issue (plus several re-reads of the
cited one, since I tend to use it to explain why C-Dilla/SafeCast is evil);
and each time I've mis-parsed that name in the same way. No doubt this was
due to the same sort of neurological short-circuit responsible for the cliche
about adding the same column of numbers several times, and coming up with the
same *wrong* answer each time (hence the common wisdom to add them from the
bottom up, when attempting to check your work).

Nonetheless, between the "Local Shared Objects" nonsense and this:

<http://www.roughlydrafted.com/flash1.html>

it's pretty clear that Macromedia stuff should still be avoided.

And of course, Macrovision is a scumware outfit/product, for all sorts of
reasons we already know about *plus* this one.

Thanks for pointing out my error.

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[Mandy Abbett]

Jay T. Blocksom <not.deliverable+usenet02@appropriate-tech.net> wrote in
news9f351150kt39320jaaocac4j1s5drm7c8@news.speakeasy.n et:

> On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 12:53:13 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Rick
> <rsimon@cris.com> wrote:
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > Not that I'm overly fond of Macromedia, but the article you
> > referenced is
> > dealing with Macrovision, not Macromedia.
> [snip]
>
> I'll be damned. You are absolutely right. <snip>
> Thanks for pointing out my error.
>

And that type of issue leaves your credibilty where Jay ?

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 09:46:06 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, Mandy Abbett
<spam_me_if_u_can@[0.0.0.0]> wrote:
>
[snip]

>
> And that type of issue leaves your credibilty where Jay ?

Still way ahead of your's, troll.

*plonk*

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