Desktop search tool from Google has flaw
university computer scientist and two of his students have discovered a potentially serious security flaw in the desktop search tool for personal computers that was recently distributed by Google.
The glitch, which could permit an attacker to secretly search the contents of a personal computer via the Internet, is what computer scientists call a "composition flaw" - a security weakness that emerges when separate components interact.
Read the complete story here. (International Herald Tribune)
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