On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Ashutosh Rishi Ranjan <[email protected]> wrote: > Read it through Hacker News pointing to > http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/microsoft-switch-from-ie-and-your-risk-increases-664429
exactly , it not the bbc link > > Its TechRadar, so I thought it to be legitimate. Quoting from that > article about firefox: > """"""""""""""""""""""""""" > Less secure > "The net effect of switching [from IE] is that you will end up on less > secure browser," insisted Evans (Microsoft's UK security chief ). > and this says the whole story of course M$ security chief is never going too say move to another browser - its his word against what two countries have said openly.. > "The risk [over this specific] exploit is minimal compared to Firefox > or other competing browsers… you will be opening yourself up to > security issues. > > "There are broader risks and issues with other browsers." and of course he has no specifics does he ?? what vulnerabilities exist that have made countries issue a statement saying don't use opera, firefox safari etc. Zilch techradar may be credible, but M$ security chief's credibility should be in doubt. ram > """""""""""""""""""""""""""" > > > -- > Ashutosh Rishi > Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
