Mozilla Disables Java Deployment Toolkit in Firefox
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If you have read my previous articles about Java being a malware writers dream, then you’ll understand why Mozilla did this.
If you hadn’t… well, hit the 2 links above to catch up.
When I fired up Firefox today I got an interesting message:
Nice! Apparently Mozilla has decided to act where Oracle has not. Mozilla has disabled the Java Deployment Toolkit, responsible for probably hundreds of thousands of malware infestations, across the board in Firefox. Thank you Mozilla for taking responsibility where Oracle has not.
Orace: You suck.
Brandon
Had that come up on mine too. Bold of them to slap Oracle in the face like that, but I agree completely necessary.
– B