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Mittwoch März 23, 2005

"Popularity won't make Firefox insecure, says Mozilla head"
"Part of Firefox's better security profile comes from how it is developed, compared with Internet Explorer, she said. "Not being in the operating system is a phenomenal advantage for us," Baker said. Another benefit, Baker said, comes from the fact that Firefox does not support Active X plug-ins. For years, some consumers and analysts have slated Firefox because it couldn't run Active X. "It turns out it is only less convenient until you get hacked," she said. "Then it becomes a disadvantage." Mozilla is part of an industry effort to create an Active X alternative that would let plug-in applications like Macromedia Flash run within the Web browser without the security risks associated with Active X. Others involved in that effort include browser makers Opera Software and Apple Computer, and plug-in makers Sun Microsystems, Macromedia and Adobe Systems."
The full article can be found here.
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