In fact, Grossman agrees that the sites' vulnerabilities weren't Microsoft's fault as much as the result of sloppy Web coding on the part of the Web sites' own developers, who failed to filter user input for manipulative commands.

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"Part of the reason behind having a browser is because being able to connect to the web is part of the network experience, " said Mr MacDonald.

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This new feature is part of our drive to make the web a first class part of Ubuntu.

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