What was once thought of as a reliable application by technology giants like Google and Blackberry has now been rendered useless as better technologies take center stage; however, social media giant Facebook security chief has gone one step ahead and is asking Adobe to end the technology once and for all. Will it happen?

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Adobe Flash, was at one time, crucial for the web viewing and browsing, but now, users have more secure and efficient technologies like HTML 5. The need for Adobe Flash is gradually disappearing, provided people shift to the options. Even organizations are going out of their way to avoid Flash for their web settings. Given this situation, Facebook Security Chief, has gone public and is calling upon Adobe to announce an end date to its Flash program.

According to Engadget, he wants Adobe to enable killbits, a unique web browser that will once and for all shut down the application for everyone, at the same time.

Clarifying his stand, Alex Stamos has said that people need to stop depending on Flash in order to adapt to the better technologies. However, on Adobe's part, the company is not too keen on shutting the application down as yet. This is because, as of now, there are many websites dependent on Flash for their routine operations. The report also explains that there are many security exploits still working around Flash. Even many of the sandboxing features in a lot of browsers are designed in accordance to the Flash features.

Facebook seems to have taken the initiative because disabling Flash will minimise the security threats for it as well. Another report on BGR says that Stamos has taken to Twitter to express his opinion where his latest comments urge Adobe to set a sunset date for Flash. He also acknowledges the steady rise of HTML 5 as an effective replacement.

Five years ago, the late Steve Jobs had also predicted a similar fate for Adobe Flash when he highlighted major security loopholes. Recently, Hacking Team had 400 GB of important data stolen from their records because of Flash vulnerability. Adobe was quick to patch the flaw but technology analysts believe that there are way too many loopholes that are likely to pose a threat to the end user.

Meanwhile, Flash will not die suddenly however, the gradual elimination has to start soon. 

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