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| Is Chrome Actually Behind The Times? |
| Thursday, September 04, 2008 at 15:51 by Mark Benson |
While the new browser released by Google in a furry of media hype has actually taken 1% of the market in a matter of days it seems that this modern browser may actually comprise of some very old and insecure code. After the experts have had a chance to check out the makeup of the Chrome browser it seems that much of the shine has been taken off the beta launch.
A number of security experts have picked up on the fact that Chrome contains a number of code segments from other browsers, notably the Apple Safari browser BEFORE the bugs were fixed. As a consequence, by basing the new browser on WebKit 525.13 it is actually leaving users open to carpet bombing attacks using the security flaw in the browser and an old JAVA bug.
Even though you would expect some bugs and issues with a beta version the fact that Google has used old code which Apple has since replaced with a higher level of security is a surprise. It also appears that Chrome also takes in other elements from rival browsers meaning that not only will Google need to review security for its own coding on a regular basis, but keeps an eye out for issues with browsers using the same code as Chrome. All in all, not quite what we would expect from the internet giant! |
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| Google's new browser will give you their web and email services, photo processing, mapping, office applications that will run in said browser and will make you a cup of tea. This is all paid for by personally-directed text ads in your tea leaves, based on analysing a DNA sample taken when you sip the tea and sending your genetic code back to Google for future targeting.
http://notnews.today.com/?p=57 |
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