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German Government Endorses Chrome As Most Secure Browser
New submitter beta2 writes "Several articles are noting that the German IT security agency BSI is endorsing Google Chrome browser: 'BSI ticked off Chrome's anti-exploit sandbox technology, which isolates the browser from the operating system and the rest of the computer; its silent update mechanism and Chrome's habit of bundling Adobe Flash, as its reasons for the recommendation. ... BSI also recommended Adobe Reader X — the version of the popular PDF reader that, like Chrome, relies on a sandbox to protect users from exploits — and urged citizens to use Windows' Auto Update feature to keep their PCs abreast of all OS security fixes. To update applications, BSI gave a nod to Secunia's Personal Software Inspector, a free utility that scan a computer for outdated software and point users to appropriate downloads.'"
I haven't read TFA either,, but how do you define secure if it doesn't mean private ? I'd love to hear that distinction..
Your mom's smarter than me. I just rebooted this damned notebook Wednesday (for updates) and it nagged me to update again this morning. Now it keeps nagging me to reboot. I wouldn't mind so much if Windows would open everything back up like it was when it booted, like my Linux box does. Ironically, I almost never have to reboot that one, only for a hardware problem or a kernel upgrade.
If I wanted to be nagged I wouldn't have divorced Evil-X. WTF, Microsoft? Will you never catch up with Linux's features and useability?
Just put kubuntu on her computer, she'll then be able to network with your Windows computer; Win 7 will only network with Linux unless you're running the expensive "professional" (HA!) version.
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