After years of bad press caused by security problems associated with the component, Oracle is eliminating the Java browser plug-in in its JDK 9 release.

Citing security and market forces as primary factors, Oracle said it will drop support for the Java browser plug-in in JDK 9.

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate ...

If initial experiments are any indication, the team working on the Java Browser Edition (now called the Java Kernel) will be straying quite a bit from what users really need. What they need is a ...

Now that Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari stopped or will soon stop supporting NPAPI web plug-ins*, Oracle thought it best to accept the Java plug-in's fate and let it go. The company has ...

With a new attack that targets a security vulnerability in Oracle's Java spreading through the hacker underground and no available fix in sight, it may be time for users to deal with the plugin's ...