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		jandrese on Jan 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? Flash seems like a good example of how it's incredibly difficult to secure a system like that, even with a sandbox. How many security updates did Flash have over the course of its life? Back in the heyday I remember it having to update multiple times a week.

lazyjones on Jan 31, 2019 [–]

> How many security updates did Flash have over the course of its life?

One. When they finally killed it.

All other updates were more or less security sidegrades.

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