This will prevent users from installing the software and continuing to use an unmaintained version.įurthermore, Adobe also said that 'Flash-based content will be blocked from running in Adobe Flash Player after the EOL Date,' suggesting the company has added or plans to add a so-called 'time bomb' in the Flash Player code to prevent users from using it starting next year. The move was announced in a new Flash Player EOL support page that Adobe published earlier this month, six months before the EOL date.Īdobe says that once Flash reached the EOL date, the company doesn't merely plan to stop providing updates, but they also plan to remove all Flash Player download links from their website. Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.Īdobe plans to prompt users and ask them to uninstall Flash Player from their computers by the end of the year when the software is scheduled to reach End-Of-Life (EOL), on December 31, 2020. Remove yourself from the internet, hide your identity, and erase your online presence
