Eric Butler, co-author of FireSheep, a Firefox browser plug-in that makes it easy to snoop on others social networking sessions, has written a blog post defending his creation. The program was unveiled at the ToorCon Security Conference in San Diego in October. Microsoft added a signature to detect the tool to its anti-malware engine, dubbing it a hacking tool a move that Butler likens to censorship for users who would like to try it. Butler says the brouhaha should not be about FireSheeps, but about lax security that large corporations continue to tolerate for applications and services they offer online.
Source: https://threatpost.com/creator-defends-firesheep-app-does-more-good-harm-110310/74634/