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Hey, Adobe's finally figured out how to make Flash secure -- have
Google do it! The guys behind your favorite search engine have updated
their latest Dev channel release of Chrome to include a new sandboxing
facility for Flash Player content. It'll serve to limit access to
sensitive system resources and make Flash's operation a generally less
threatening proposition than it currently is. This also marks the
fulfillment of a longstanding promise from Google to give Flash the
same treatment it's afforded to JavaScript and HTML rendering for a
while, and should be welcome news to Windows users eager to minimize
"the potential attack surface" of their browser. Sorry, Mac fans,
you're out in the unsecured cold for now. Of course, the Dev channel
itself is one step less refined than beta software, so even if you're
on Windows it might be advisable to wait it out a little bit.
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