Facebook calls for end to Flash as Firefox blocks it over hacking holes
Flash Players’s problems began somewhere in March, 2013, when security researchers discovered not one but five Zero-days and flaws in the software. Since then Flash Player has been on a downhill ride to hell.
This year has really been bad for Flash, with two more Zero-days being discovered before the Hacking Team hack attack. Now with the Hacking Team leaks becoming public, it seems, Adobe’s Flash Player seems ready for extermination.
Microsoft has already ditched Flash Player in its upcoming Microsoft Edge browser in favour of its Silverlight, while Google’s Chrome is no longer be supporting it in favour of HTML5. Even YouTube has ditched Flash for HTML5. Now Facebook Security honcho, Alex Stamos has called for it to be killed off completely.
https://twitter.com/alexstamos/status/620306643360706561
Really simultaneously, Mozilla has also decided to kill Flash Player support in Firefox browsers.
BIG NEWS!! All versions of Flash are blocked by default in Firefox as of now. https://t.co/4SjVoqKPrR #tech #infosec pic.twitter.com/VRws3L0CBW
— Mark Schmidt ? (@MarkSchmidty) July 14, 2015
However in some computers, Firefox is still offering update option for Flash according to Naked Security.
Facebook’s Stamos was not so kind in his words for Flash Player. He said that the decommissioning of Flash needed to be set in stone so that the industry has time to switch away from the much maligned plugin.
https://twitter.com/alexstamos/status/620308114990968832
There are already many alternatives have been made available in the market to replace Flash. Several high-profile video streaming services, including Sky TV and Netflix switched to Microsoft’s Silverlight instead of Flash. Even Silverlight, however, has been rejected by browsers including Google’s Chrome, forcing others to use HTML5. Apple has already blocked Flash from existing on its iPhone and iPad and moved towards more modern and secure technologies.
I think its time to say goodbye to Flash for good
