Apple blocks Java on Macs over security flaws; Apple's decision to block Mac computers from running programs that use Oracle's Java programming language has had some unintended consequences.

Apple blocks Java on Macs due to vulnerabilities ... Oracle Corp., which owns Java, has issued updates that fix known vulnerabilities, but the DHS expects that there are more flaws in Java's coding.

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – An attempt to force arbitration in a dispute over the rights to Oracle’s Java software is “improper and wasteful,” a federal judge ruled. Myriad Group’s license to use Oracle’s ...

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Oracle gets to annoy IBM---and own Java---over a few pennies a share more than Big Blue was willing to pay. Oracle gets to kill MySQL. There's no way Ellison will let that open source database ...

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The uncertainty around Java shows no sign of abating as Apple blocks all versions of Java on OS 10.6 and above through its security applet, XProtect.

A patch for this was issued by Oracle on January 13, and Apple's XProtect plug-in update should ensure that Java users are running this latest, patched version.