May 21, 2004 6:23 PM

Security Holes, What Security Holes?

It’s Friday and Apple still hasn’t responded to the giant security hole in OS X revealed earlier this week. This seems tardy to me, verging on negligent. The LA Times more or less accuses Apple of being deceptive about security practices. Meanwhile, an e-mail from Pecos Bill notes Apple has a Product Security page for […]

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