Telling Everyone to Just Uninstall Java was a Terrible Idea

Telling Everyone to Just Uninstall Java was a Terrible Idea

John Fontaine, , January 15, 2013.

Here's the background: Java applications were shown to be vulnerable to malware, so the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommended that people uninstall Java from their desktop. I agree with the author that the recommendation was overkill, but only just. I generally run my browser with Java (not Javascript, which is different) turned off. More...