Friday, June 03, 2005

FACE IT: THERE IS NO 'SAFE' WEB BROWSER

American Marketing Association News: Netscape's turn from wonderful to woeful last week set a new Internet speed record for embarrassment.
Hours after the once-proud Web browser's Version 8 upgrade hit the streets, it limped back into the garage for an overhaul. Turns out the new browser had old parts from a rival browser, Firefox, and those parts were faulty. The flaws allowed dishonest types to sneak into computers through online connections and snatch user passwords and other personal information. "

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