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All versions of the Java plugin are blocked

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As explained on this post in the Mozilla Security Blog, all versions of the Java plugin are vulnerable to a security bug that could compromise users’ systems. Because of this, all versions of the Java plugin will be blocked in Firefox 17 and above.
This is a click-to-play block, meaning that the plugin will be disabled by default, but you will be prompted if you visit a site that has a Java applet, giving you the option to enable it for that session, or always enable it for that site.
We recommend that you visit our plugin check page frequently, in case an update for the Java plugin becomes available soon.

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Indeed it is. Had it disabled already, but glad to see Mozilla is being pro-active on this.

reply to chachazz
Apple has also disabled it.

reply to chachazz

Someone forgot to update that plugin update page!!!

I would get that Missing Java out of date message anytime I disabled the Java Plugin. Seems to assume that if it's disabled that they must have done it and not the user.

reply to chachazz
Thank you for the links and the explanation.

reply to MarkRH
I don't even have Java installed anymore and I get the message.

reply to dandelion
Is Firefox phoning home to Mozilla all the time like Chrome does with Google? From that explanation that's not definitely answered. I mean how else are they able to control the Click to Play feature and determine what's 'bad' for us to run.

reply to chachazz
Mozilla is two faced. Fx 10.0.12 ESR is STILL OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED so how come they didn't disable it on this version also? They say this:

"How to use Java if it's been blocked

In order to protect you, Firefox has stopped the Java plugin from running automatically because it has a security issue. However, you can still use Java on trusted sites if necessary. We'll show you how."

»support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how···r-a-site

They say nothing about which versions of Fx it has been disabled on.

Why are they disabling it if you are using the latest version? Instead, they should be checking for how you set the slider. If the slider is at "high" (medium is default) or at "highest" Java accomplishes the same thing Mozilla is doing. There is NO NEED for Mozilla's grandstanding if the user is using the latest version of Java with the security slider set to high or highest.
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When governments fear people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

reply to kickass69
Of course it does and for various reasons.

Firefox updates
Extension updates
Plugin block list
Safebrowsing block lists
etc

Who allows update checking? First thing I disable in any browser. Who allows automatic Extension updates? Second thing I disable in all browsers. Safebrowsing block lists I have NEVER used and NEVER will because I will not allow tracking of my use of my browser. Screw that!

The Plugin blocklist...I was really pissed at Mozilla when they first decided to be my mommy and my daddy but I was using an extremely old version of Java so I just used Java on IE ...screw Mozilla! But now, I have a new computer, latest Java version and I have set the security slider at "high" so I am fully protected and I don't need Mozilla meddling. Their "protection" is EXACTLY THE SAME as what is now built into Java itself. So, Mozilla is revealing loud and clear their hypocrisy and REAL REASON for blocking. It is so they can spy on their users...just as they try to do in the other ways that I have never allowed. Unfortunately, I need Java. I guess since SeaMonkey appears to care more about users privacy than does Mozilla I'll have to disable Java on Fx once I upgrade to the latest ESR version (Mozilla didn't block Java on the current 10.0.12 ESR version) and use Java on SM, Opera and IE. SCREW Mozilla for meddling and spying.
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When governments fear people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

What same thing are they doing? SeaMonkey, Opera and IE 10 are not keeping me from using Java. Oracle is giving me more security with that slider that is in the latest Java version that I see no one mention anywhere in the forums here. But I don't see any browser maker except Mozilla, and then for Fx only not for SM, blocking use of Java.
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When governments fear people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

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Java not blocked here

After restart, now shows this

reply to chachazz
Less drama Mele, more reading:

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To protect Firefox users we have enabled Click To Play for recent versions of Java on all platforms (Java 7u9, 7u10, 6u37, 6u38). Firefox users with older versions of Java are already protected by existing plugin blocking or Click To Play defenses.

The Click To Play feature ensures that the Java plugin will not load unless a user specifically clicks to enable the plugin.

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reply to plencnerb
I installed the latest Java version last night, and now the Java(TM) Platform Plugin doesn't even appear in the Plugins list. Only the Deployment Toolkit does and it's disabled. At the moment I can't enabled it if I wanted, unless there's some setting within FF or the Java Control Panel I've yet to see.

Update: Just installed Java 7u11 and only the Deployment Toolkit is listed (disabled). The Platform Plug-in isn't even there.

After reading: »kb.mozillazine.org/Java it seems that I'm missing the registry key for it which is why FF is not seeing it.

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