Comments on: Konfabulator 3.0 http://www.vexite.com/2005/konfabulator-30/ pinoy tech blog on web apps, web 2.0, social media, blogging and IT buzz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: MV http://www.vexite.com/2005/konfabulator-30/#comment-1474 MV Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:46:25 +0000 http://mv.vexite.com/2005/12/13/konfabulator-30/#comment-1474 Perhaps there should be a better way, like a signature embedded in the widgets so that every widget that is officially recognized by Yahoo will be automatically recognize as harmless. Yahoo's warning is a bit off-putting. Perhaps there should be a better way, like a signature embedded in the widgets so that every widget that is officially recognized by Yahoo will be automatically recognize as harmless. Yahoo’s warning is a bit off-putting.

]]> By: Toni http://www.vexite.com/2005/konfabulator-30/#comment-1472 Toni Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:38:47 +0000 http://mv.vexite.com/2005/12/13/konfabulator-30/#comment-1472 "That could mean two things: Yahoo! is concerned about your privacy and security or Yahoo! only recommends their Yahoo widgets." It's definitely about security. Yahoo wants to make sure that "unknown" widgets can't run without a user's knowledge or consent. It's a measure against potentially harmful widgets (there haven't been any, but it's better to be prepared). “That could mean two things: Yahoo! is concerned about your privacy and security or Yahoo! only recommends their Yahoo widgets.”

It’s definitely about security. Yahoo wants to make sure that “unknown” widgets can’t run without a user’s knowledge or consent. It’s a measure against potentially harmful widgets (there haven’t been any, but it’s better to be prepared).

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