> Second, it reveals that Flash stores a record on your computer. I have
> read at macfixit.com that this is not cleared when you clear your
browser
> caches and that settings like Safari's "private browsing" do not prevent
> Flash from storing this information. (Another good reason to not do your
> banking from a computer that is not yours.)
>
> Third, it reveals that Flash can download files to your computer and
that
> these files persist. Some can be deleted by this control panel, but the
> extent to which you have control of your own computer is not clear.
>
> I'm starting to think that Flash is more dangerous than ActiveX.
Where are these records stored in OS X, XP and Vista?
I really hate Flash on the Internet. It's totally inappropriate except
for videos. It's the perfect example of a technology that was developed
for one purpose and is used as a band-aid to make up for bad code
written for browsers. It may be the fault of Adobe and its notorious
tendency to create bloatware. Flash was fairly friendly in earlier
incarnations.
Even if the file is small it takes too long to load anyway. Worst is
that I can't open multiple links from a flash page that has multiple
links. The only way I can do that is to set my browser so that new tabs
open with the same URL as the previous tab and go to multiple links
through multiple tabs, one by one. That's a step backwards. Unless Flash
can be programmed as being more friendly and less intrusive, there
should be less of it.
Flash works well for videos, but not for anything online that has to be
interactive connecting to multiple pages/links. It doesn't work, even
for 20Mbps broadband, and it's a disaster with 1Mbps broadband. When you
right-click, all you get are Flash settings, not link/save choices.
Thank goodness for *FlashBlock*!!!
How do you get rid of the hidden files? Is there a script/macro?
Betty
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