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Via Dave Shea @ mezzoblue: "Who's affected? Well, do you use the <OBJECT>
element? Then, potentially, you are. Sites that embed PDF, Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media, or RealPlayer files will all get hit by this.
What happens? The page loads, but the controls are disabled by default. In order to activate them, the user must click on them first.
Bad for advertisers? Yep. Bad for CMS/eCommerce vendors that rely on ActiveX controls? Yep. Bad for media sites? You bet. Bad for Adobe? Of course.
Really, there's no good side here. Except that you've got two months to fix your sites. Like you didn't have anything better to do anyway. Enjoy."
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