>> sure if there would be any extra security risk to running a desktop app
>> just because it's written in Java. If anything, I'd think there might be
>> less security risk because Java apps run in a VM. I'm not sure how Java
>> apps would put your system at risk more than apps written in other
> java and flash are 2 of the biggest security risks.
In the browser... on a desktop app, they're no more of a risk than any other
application, generally speaking.
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