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title: Google toolbar has security holes
date: "2002-08-10T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1244
description: I noticed the Google toolbar recently had security vulnerabilities, but they were patched quickly. I found that the software automatically updated itself on my machine, demonstrating an efficient mechanism for deploying critical security fixes.
keywords: [google toolbar, security vulnerability, auto-update, software patching, the register]
---

The Google toolbar [has security holes](http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/26595.html). But they fixed it, and the toolbar's automatically been updated! (At least, it's been for me.) Pretty quick.