Comments on: MySpace Going All Object on Yo Flash http://www.neurofuzzy.net/2007/01/20/myspace-going-all-object-on-yo-flash/ Geoff Gaudreault's Flash weblog and source files archive. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:06:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: geoff http://www.neurofuzzy.net/2007/01/20/myspace-going-all-object-on-yo-flash/#comment-2156 geoff Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:03:34 +0000 http://www.neurofuzzy.net/2007/01/20/myspace-going-all-object-on-yo-flash/#comment-2156 The only reason I can guess is perhaps it's harder to hack OBJECT tags for XSS attacks, or perhaps a widget vendor figured a way around the allownetorking attribute in the embed tag. The only reason I can guess is perhaps it’s harder to hack OBJECT tags for XSS attacks, or perhaps a widget vendor figured a way around the allownetorking attribute in the embed tag.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://www.neurofuzzy.net/2007/01/20/myspace-going-all-object-on-yo-flash/#comment-2154 John Dowdell Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:43:44 +0000 http://www.neurofuzzy.net/2007/01/20/myspace-going-all-object-on-yo-flash/#comment-2154 That's what MySpace *appears* to be doing, but I haven't seen any substantial info from them yet. (I've been trying to imagine what today's set of browsers would do with just OBJECT, but cannot yet see what goal they might be trying to attain with such a move.) The nested OBJECT/EMBED includes both, and gives each browser what they document they want. jd/adobe That’s what MySpace *appears* to be doing, but I haven’t seen any substantial info from them yet.

(I’ve been trying to imagine what today’s set of browsers would do with just OBJECT, but cannot yet see what goal they might be trying to attain with such a move.)

The nested OBJECT/EMBED includes both, and gives each browser what they document they want.

jd/adobe

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