December 17, 2004

Citing Security Flaws, Penn State Advises Computer Users to Spurn Internet Explorer

By VINCENT KIERNAN

Worried about persistent security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer, officials at the Pennsylvania State University system have taken the unusual step of recommending that students, professors, and staff members stop using the popular Web browser.

"The threats are real, and alternatives exist," the university said in an announcement posted on its Web site.

Penn State appears to be the first American college to recommend against the use of Internet Explorer. However, the

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