Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Israeli experts pinpoint more holes in IE. Detail nine new security vulnerabilities in IE 5.5 and 6.0 [InfoWorld: Top News] Just when you thought you were safe. And what would Microsoft do without independent testing? Worse, I tried to follow one of the suggestions of the Israeli team and disabled Active Scripting in IE. Turns out that Radio's posting editor no longer works when I do that. Natch. comment []8:02:56 AM

ID Chip's Controversial Approval. Despite an FDA investigator's public disapproval, the agency OKs an implantable chip for humans -- as long as it's for security and safety reasons. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News] This is pretty big news. Computer implants in humans have been a science fiction staple for years, and here we have the beginning. Watch for the lunatic fringe of Revelationists and apocalyptics to be all over this as "Mark of the Beast". comment []7:51:45 AM

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