Re: The Myth of the secure Mac

Oxford <csma@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> not_in_use@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Peter Hayes) wrote:
>
> > > but none of those exploits are found in the wild, they are only "what
> > > if" scenarios, and since I don't feel like setting up a convoluted "what
> > > if", it won't matter when I reboot.
> >
> > You hope.
> >
> > One day they won't be "what if" scenarios, they'll be real exploits and
> > leaving the icon in the dock won't save your job.
>
> nah, the real exploits were found and stamped out before OSX ever went
> Golden, general exploits were cleared up in 10.0, .1, now they are just
> finishing up the "theoretical" ones. Yes, when Apple innovates, there
> could be new "what ifs",

Dashboard.

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Peter
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