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BBC says "Avoid Explorer"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-disagreement-here dept.

twitter writes "Citing security flaws that lead to ads and spys on Microsoft infested computers the BBC in this article recomends avoiding Internet Explorer." Ain't it the truth? Mostly its about adware & spyware and other wretched bits of software that make the internet suck a little more each day.

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  1. Re:This is a public service announcement by wiggys · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apparently not all the moderators are intelligent and good-looking (you know who you are)

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    Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma.

  2. Beware of BBC FUD. by ayjay29 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    In the UK we have to buy a licence (about $200) to watch TV, if you didn'y have one, you could be fined about $2000. When I was a student, there was loads of hype about "TV Detector Vans".

    Basically they drive round in a van with an arial on the top that can detect if you are watching TV.

    They would run adverts like "TV Detector Vans are Operating in YOUR area, and actually have these green vans with arials on the top that thay would drive round.

    It turns out this was all FUD. They did have the technology to do this, but it was impracticle to implement, so they just used empty vans.

    The technology worked by detecting the CRT emissions form the TV set, so I guess Microsoft could build one to check for windows licences.

    "XP Detector Vans are operating in YOUR area!! You have been warned..."

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