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Don't quote me on that because It's just from my past experience as a PC user, not being able to watch YouTube Videos without a Flash Player, usually being Adobe Flash Player, just when you download or update Adobe Flash Player, uncheck the extra crap, as they can be a pain to have even though it's an official program, the extra software is unnessecary.
BE WARNED THOUGH There are many Adobe Flash ripoffs that WILL harm your computer, make sure you get the OFFICIAL Adobe Flash Player IF you do get it updated.
https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ <-- This is the official Website (Apologies if Steam removes the link, just make sure the site has https and is get.adobe)
If you do end up downloading the program, set it to automatically update to save future hassle.
And before you or anyone gets their hackles up, I'm just tryna help here, I'm extremely paranoid when I browse myself, I'm not forcing you or anyone to download the program, I've just provided a link to the Official website for the Flash Player for you or anyone who chooses to use it. Putting this little disclaimer here becuase last time I did something like this I got my head chewed off.
Thank you @ Just a Fox,
I watch Youtube through Firfox and no Flash required long time. Have checked https://www.whatismybrowser.com/detect/is-flash-installed on each browser. Definatly no Flash on FF, is on Chrome (now disabled) but still showing on my system. Not happy with any sniff of Flash on my system due to unacceptable security concerns. Will un-install Steam and anything else required to make certain I am Flash free and particulary outdated Flash free!
I love Age of Empire but not enough to harm my system for the want of playing it!
Regards
Alright, I'm fairly Certain Steam has nothing to do with Flash, but, I'm not sure, anyway, goodluck with it all.
for example all the unity games on this website require flash as you will see if you click on one without flash player installed. http://www.gamesfreak.net/
Flash is one of the biggest points of attack due to security issues that are discovered again and again and again.
So much that even government agencies deem it unsafe.
However, Google has it's own Pepperflash that's more modern therefore believed to contain less security risks. Annyway it's less of a target for attack.
steam client can work without flash
I have been using computers for thirty years and can do anything and everything I want to do with my laptop, tablet and Android. The HopelessGamer obviously hasn’t tried Firefox; I browse everything I want to with Firefox just fine even with all of my essential security add-ons enabled
What I won’t do is download an app or program that compromises my security and privacy just because that’s what everyone else does. I know that within the tech security industry there are grave concerns around the use of Adobe Flash and even graver concerns around the use of outdated Adobe Flash.
If I have to compromise my pc security/privacy to download a program, play a game or visit a website I DON’T DO IT AND I DON’T WANT IT.
If I can’t control potentially hazardous app permissions which come packaged with most apps these days I DON’T WANT IT.
Facebook is a prime suspect, not only are the app permissions required for the Android FB app totally unnecessary they are a blatant piss-take/liberty. The reality is Facebook/Google etc. don’t want you to secure your data. We live in an age where “information” is now power. Information on people is worth BIG money, from big business, big brother (security services) AS WELL AS GANGSTERS!
How many times have I seen posts from “friends” on Facebook who have been “hacked?”
How many infected links posted by friends does my security software warn me against each month?
How many times have I posted links like this one {LINK REMOVED}http://tinyurl.com/kwlzzgf with clear instructions on how to lockdown Facebook security?
How many people give a **** and have taken note of the warnings? 1 or 2 out of five-hundred in about 10 years.
There are ways to access FB which don’t require you sell your soul and your privacy to FB. That’s why I don’t have FB on my phone because I don’t need it enough to sell my soul.
I blame the schools partly; they teach people what to think instead of how to think. They don’t teach essential security and privacy basics and that’s because those in power don’t want you to be secure and protect your privacy. People blindly fall for this BS because they MUST HAVE that Facebook app so that they can look at pictures of their friend’s dinner.
One nasty infection on your PC because you were dumb enough to click on an infected link to
“Cats that make you lol” and you potentially compromise the security and privacy of all of your friends and family PARTICULARY IF YOU USE A FAMILY PC.
One bad link can leave you and your family vulnerable to bad people.
By today I assume one can use the Internet without Flash but some videos and banners on some sites won't work. But as long as one are fine not using those it will work.
Chrome include Flash in itself so one don't need to have a separate Flash installation for that. But it's there. You can of course disable it though.
Steam may include Flash too. I don't know. Can one visit non-Steam webpages with the webbrowser in Steam?
And if you've played Pokemon GO, you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥ by default because games like those are blatant privacy breaches and spyware. (That and it's in their Terms of Service)
Point is, we're- atleast I'm not -we're not forcing you to download something you don't want, there's no need to attack us and call us idiots. (You didn't outright call us idiots but it's heavily implied).
We were just trying to help you understand why you may have a Flash Player and may need one if you're an avid online user.
Remember Optional-Essential. It's up to the user if they want it, but it may be required.