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| | ActiveX Security: Under the Microscope |
 | | Now, given Netscape's recent announcement that it will adopt ActiveX in its products, the developer community is taking a look at the security framework for Microsoft's component model. |
 | | ActiveX, meanwhile, has no such restrictions, allowing controls to reside on a system and use its resources, but they can also write to the local hard disk, potentially even wiping out all of a user's data. |
 | | "With ActiveX, the idea is you've got a controlled network, but part of the appeal of the Internet is that it's not controlled--not everyone is going to register with a central authority," said David Koosis, technical director of ISC Consultants in New York City. |
| www.webdeveloper.com /activex/activex_security.html (791 words) |
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