The Federal Trade Commission comes to terms with Oracle over some bad Java practices. Here's why it sets a good precedent, even as Java security continues to improve.

The FTC’s complaint against Oracle alleges that Oracle was aware of vulnerabilities affecting older versions of Java that enabled attacks that put users’ personal and financial data at risk.

Security issues have long bedeviled users of Oracle's Java SE, and on Monday the FTC's efforts to address the problem finally came to fruition.

The FTC claims it has internal Oracle documents from 2011 that indicate the company knew about the shortcomings of its Java updates, describing them as “not aggressive enough or simply not ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has given final approval to the settlement of its complaint against Oracle Corp., which alleged the company deceived consumers by not informing them that its ...