Warning message on upload 'allow unrestricted access to your computer'

eoren1

Tried uploading just now using the 'simple' uploader on a Mac using FF3.5 and got this message:



I don't know about others but that phrase scares the hell out of me. I checked out the website the certificate belongs to and it seems to be an uploader service.
Can someone please explain what exactly this applet is doing and what access it is getting? In the meantime, I opted for Macdaddy for the rare times when I don't upload directly from LR.
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Andy

eoren1 wrote:

Tried uploading just now using the 'simple' uploader on a Mac using FF3.5 and got this message:



I don't know about others but that phrase scares the hell out of me. I checked out the website the certificate belongs to and it seems to be an uploader service.
Can someone please explain what exactly this applet is doing and what access it is getting? In the meantime, I opted for Macdaddy for the rare times when I don't upload directly from LR.
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It's perfectly normal and you can trust that certificate

eoren1

Thanks for the reply Andy. I have never seen a firefox warning like that one on smugmug or elsewhere. I assume this is a new uploader that is being used. I think I'll stick with macdaddy all the same. I'm too paranoid to give 'unrestricted access' to any internet applet.
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