Why Are You Still Using Adobe Tools? 4
2014 Update:
Adobe is at it again. This time violating paid customer privacy.
Adobe spies on readers: EVERY page you turn, EVERY book you own leaked back to base
Time to start blocking adobe domains, if you don’t already.
adelogs.adobe.com is one.
Adobe has been plagued with security issues in their most popular tool, like Acrobat and Reader. These issues seem to be on all platforms, but are mostly targeted by hackers on MS-Windows. For years, we’ve known that Acrobat allowed PDF documents more access than most people need by default – JavaScript and the ability to start other programs running on the system. 99% of Acrobat Reader users do not need or want either of those features, yet, they are enabled by default.
Adobe has been slow to correct issues and claimed to be on a quarterly patch cycle. This is for Flash, Shockwave, Reader and all products including PhotoShop. For almost all of these tools, there are alternatives that are not the main targets of hackers.
So, I gotta ask …
