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Mojó
Lv 5
Mojó asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 7 years ago

People making suggestions to lower security levels for games?

A few members of Yahoo's Community are actively making suggestions in Yahoo's Help Forums to not only lower Java's "default" security level from High to Medium, I found that suggestion itself wreck-less in that it increases that computers vulnerability. Then there's another "Valued" member of the community in those forums that not only suggested lowering Java's security level, but also suggested making a "backdoor" exception in Java. I made numerous posts in the forums indicating that not only is it wrong to lower Java's security levels, but it was even more dangerous to enter a backdoor exception into Java. In turn Yahoo CLOSED my posts that offered a far safer alternative that works. I am asking those few members that KNOW computer security as opposed to those that "think" they know to weigh in on this post. The suggestion that "valued" member made is at this link: http://help.yahoo.com/communities/index?page=forum...

If anyone KNOWS how to bring this matter to Yahoo Administration attention PLEASE post back. PLEASE- DO NOT REPLY IF YOUR NOT FULLY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF COMPUTER SECURITY.

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  • Nguyen
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Puleeeeease. If you really want your computer to be secure you would not install any version of java at all. Don't take it so personally. I think the Yahoo staff thought you were flaming.

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