If you have been staying up-to-date when it comes to internet and technology, you might have already heard previous complaints about Adobe Flash. 5 years ago, Steve Jobs did not hide his disgust towards Flash. In fact, he clearly said that he would not allow Flash to work on iPhones, iPods, and iPads. He said with conviction that Flash would only reduce the security of the said devices.
Now, someone else decided to speak out about the same matter and support Jobs' opinion towards the use of Adobe Flash. Facebook's new CSO (chief security officer) Alex Stamos also came to the public to say that Adobe Flash should end once and for all. He used Twitter to express himself about the necessity of ending Flash. This hatred towards Adobe Flash was probably brought about by the recent problem it caused. This controversy involved major hackings. A big surveillance company's files recently leaked on the internet, and the blame was put towards Adobe flash. This vulnerability may have caused Stamos to finally lose patience.
Adobe tried to fix these issues. But even as they fix one issue, people continue to find more problems with Flash. Last week alone, 20 discoveries were made about Adobe Flash's vulnerabilities. Flash allows hackers to put in malicious code that can be transferred through a website. Stamos implies that the final cancelation of Flash needs not be urgent. A mere announcement for the ending of Flash is actually enough. This will give websites enough time to transfer to a more secured technology. Although he says that the end of Flash is necessary, it is still a fact that companies not as big as Facebook would suffer once Flash ends. Smaller companies would have to rethink their whole web design and do a lot of work when Adobe finally ends Flash.
