Apple Angers Mac Users With Silent Shutdown of Java 7

[wraggster]

An anonymous reader writes in with news of the continuing saga of Java patches and exploits (http://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/02/01/2342208/oracle-responds-to-java-security-critics-with-massive-50-flaw-patch-update)."If you're a Mac user who suddenly can't access websites or run applications that rely on Java, you're not alone. For the second time in a month, Apple hassilently blocked the latest version of Java 7 (http://www.infoworld.com/t/application-security/apple-ticks-mac-users-silent-shutdown-of-java-7-212028) from running on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher via its XProtect anti-malware tool. Apple hasn't issued any official statements advising users of the change or its reasons, but it's a safe bet that the company has deemed Oracle's most recent update to Java insecure. That's why the company stealthily disabled Java on Macs back on Jan. 10, the same day a Java vulnerability was being exploited in the wild."

http://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/02/03/1431227/apple-angers-mac-users-with-silent-shutdown-of-java-7