On Tuesday, the technology companies across Silicon Valley seemed to have launched a joint protest against Adobe Flash as Google decided to turn off its Flash support. Even Mozilla joined the search engine giant in blocking Flash. This comes shortly after Alex Stamos, Facebook Security Chief, took to Twitter urging Adobe to close Flash. 

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According to Herald Sun, Mozilla and Firefox blocked the old version of Flash, the Adobe animation software. This move came shortly after it was reported that hackers were using the loopholes in Flash to take data from people's computers.

Recently, Facebook security chief Alex Stamos also said that it was time for Adobe to die and that the company should discontinue the service. The core purpose of Adobe Flash is to use it to watch online videos, play games, etc. At one point of time, Flash was the only option; however, now with the evolution and availability of better technologies, people have options and so Flash is no longer necessary.

Stamos is not the only one to voice his discontent against Flash. Even in the past, Steve Jobs had opposed its installation on iPhones and iPads. Back then, the concerns were purely based on the security loopholes. Ever since, Flash has been brought under the scanner several times its flaws and raising more concerns. Of late, the loopholes have been slowing down websites as well as making it even more dangerous.

Recently, Hacking Team, an Italian firm, that specializes in selling digital surveillance tools became a victim of the loopholes of Flash when their data was exposed. While they were exploiting a flaw in Flash, the technique through which they did this was exposed and other hackers were also quick to catch on and use it. Thanks to this, the browsers of the globe were left with only two choices, either stop them from watching videos or simply leave them exposed to the hackers.

On its part, Google chose to opt for the latter, discontinuing Flash and exposing users to hacks. The technology companies also confirmed that they are willing to permit Flash again, provided it updates itself.

In its statement, Adobe spokesperson urged users to update their applications and minimize the risk of future attacks. Another report on The Register said that Adobe is working hard to patch the security loopholes that surfaced in the last fortnight and was confident of permanently fixing the problem. 

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