Um, duh! However there is such a thing as SAFER in place of not so safe! While I hear what this guy is saying, it appears to me that this is a thinly disguised ‘poor browser security is a fact of life, accept it’ speech. Then again, I am really crabby today.

Netscape’s turn from wonderful to woeful last week set a new Internet speed record for embarrassment.

Hours after the once-proud Web browser’s Version 8 upgrade hit the streets, it limped back into the garage for an overhaul. Turns out the new browser had old parts from a rival browser, Firefox, and those parts were faulty. The flaws allowed dishonest types to sneak into computers through online connections and snatch user passwords and other personal information.

We’ve all heard reports of browser security trouble before; they’re as frequent as rain clouds over St. Louis in summer. But somewhere close to the problem’s description usually are the words “Microsoft” and ‘Internet Explorer.’ [Read the rest]