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To: NVDave

Which is the default setting for Safari...

Meaning an out-of-the-box Mac, with only Apple software pre-installed and ready to go, will give up all your personal information without any actions from you. Just by browsing to a website.


163 posted on 07/22/2010 6:50:26 PM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

Correct, it is on out of the box.

So if JavaScript - which I tend to turn off on all browsers for exactly the same reasons.


164 posted on 07/22/2010 6:55:44 PM PDT by NVDave
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

keystroke error.

“So IS JavaScript...”

JavaScript can be a source of much mischief in browser attacks.

Recently, I think the Adobe exploit is much more serious than most of what has been happening on any particular OS.


165 posted on 07/22/2010 6:57:06 PM PDT by NVDave
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
Meaning an out-of-the-box Mac, with only Apple software pre-installed and ready to go, will give up all your personal information without any actions from you. Just by browsing to a website.

Even if I accepted your premise, I'd still rather do that with a Mac than a PC...

172 posted on 07/22/2010 7:53:20 PM PDT by IncPen (How can a man who won't produce his own documentation lecture the rest of us on immigration?)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
Meaning an out-of-the-box Mac, with only Apple software pre-installed and ready to go, will give up all your personal information without any actions from you. Just by browsing to a website.

Now you are just exaggerating. All??? Even if the exploit were working, which it is not, it will not give up It will not give up numerical data, such your phone numbers, as Apple will not allow numbers because of the real possibility of grabbing social security numbers, credit card numbers, address, account numbers, phone numbers, etc.

176 posted on 07/22/2010 8:01:36 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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