Should I remove Java plug-ins?

I've heard there's a security problem with Java plug-ins. Should I remove them from my MacBook? If so how?

Thanks for the help.
Winifred

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I've been going entirely on the almost universal statement that installing Lion does not install Java by default. I'm very aware of the fact that older versions of OS X actually rely on the use of Java for some system functions, but I've been told that is no longer the case. If that were so, then there is no need for any Java to be present, yet you say it is there and you aren't the only one who has told me that.
But exactly how much Java is installed by default? Obviously not enough to use it for browsing. In the days of the Java 6 Preferences app, it used to alert you that Java was not installed and offer to do so. What happens with standalone apps like CrashPlan in Lion that require Java, do they have enough, by default, to run?
The only Java component missing in these OSs is the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Peruse those installations, looking in these directories, and be enlightened:
/Applicatons/Utilities/->Java Preferences.app
/Library/Java/
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/->JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
/System/Library/CoreServices/->
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        Java Web Start.app
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        JavaVM.framework
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to name a few, but probably not all the Java components installed with OS Xs. Then, stop saying Java's not installed, when only the JRE component is missing.
There has been speculation from some that perhaps it migrated from an older system or that Lion was installed on top of the older system. There's also some confusion these days about what actually constitutes a "clean install".
AFAICT, it's speculated wrongly. As for the clean install, I define it to occur when the user wipes the drive, installs the OS, sets up everything, and then installs all 3rd-party software. Then, the installation is clean. If there's any migration involved, then it's not clean. i've not done one for over ten years and my OSs started with 9.2->Jaguar->to the current three.

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