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Stop using Microsoft's IE browser until bug gets fixed, says US

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C|NET; By Seth Rosenblatt
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In a rare move, the Homeland Security Department's Computer Emergency Readiness Team says to stop using Internet Explorer until Microsoft can plug a critical security hole.

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Comments (3)

Seriously, back around 2000 I remember seeing this same alert.

"Don't use IE"
“There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” -- Will Rogers
So, yet again, a M$ product presents a threat to national security.

NOW can we shut them down?

(No, that isn't sarcasm.)

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