We’ve all seen it. Feared it. Dreaded it. Every time we log on to our laptops, our remote devices, we’re faced with it. The abomitable “Java updates”. We know Java. We trust Java. We’re told, time and time again, that Java is a trusted application that has all the fail-safes, and is impregnable. But why? Who says? And now that a leak has been exposed, and henceforth, the Powerful Java since condemned, what happened? And where do we go now? What do we do!?
The American Government has now declared war on Java. And this is supposed to shock us all. The real question is, who is next? And where do we stop? I’ll be the first to admit, having to deal with a prompt of “Java updates ready to install on this computer” every time I fire up my laptop, well, its quite beyond ridiculous. But I complied. Every, single time. Because I trusted it. But I trusted it with a hint of misgivings. Surely, a system such as Java, in all its prestige, must be capable of handling my data without a security breach. Wrong. As it is with any of our data suppliers. Our “Fool-proof” systems. Whos the fool now?
The real truth here, the so-called “exposure”, is that Java, like all systems, is open to vulnerability. Every morsel of information transmitted, stored, downloaded, liked, or even viewed, is open to intrusion. This is a fact that must be wholly understood by all, before any kind of blame can be laid upon anyone. So Java has been proven to be vulnerable. To be open to corruption. To be human. It seems too often that we forget, we, humans, created this. Shame on us?
I think not. It is not the American Government, nor the German Government, nor the Swiss, the Japanese, the Greeks, or even the old wise guys of Atlantis that we have to blame. It is all of us. And until we can come globally together, this will remain an issue. The lesson here is a simple one. All of ones data, be it personal or corporational, can be fully trusted and committed to one entity alone. Trust to your backups, your redundant backups, and your good old fashioned common sense. Hell, they didn’t even have computers in Thomas Paines day.
In conclusion of my first blog for GoodwinTek, I can only say this. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Ever.

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Jacot Porter, Gonzo Journalist and Life Connoisseur
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