How to disable WebGL in the Chrome browser on Mac OS X

Question

How does one disable Google Chrome from using WebGL on a Mac (Mac OS X 10.6)?

(There currently appears to be some sort of security advisory regarding this component.)

I haven't heard of any security advisory. Do you have a source for this?
I highly doubt it's so serious u can't take the tiny risk of just running it normally untill it's patched
For those inquiring about the WebGL flaw, read the following: news.techworld.com/security/3286646/…

Nathan Greenstein · Answer 1 · 2011-10-04 03:07:40Z

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Chrome lets you disable WebGL using the about:flags page.

Type about:flags into the URL bar and press return.

Find the Disable WebGL flag and enable it. Restart Chrome for changes to appear.

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answered Oct 4 '11 at 3:07

Nathan Greenstein♦
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+1, much nicer solution than 'disable-webgl' which doesn't disable it all of the time. – Nicholas Smith Oct 4 '11 at 12:23

Nathan Greenstein · Answer 2 · 2011-08-05 00:50:44Z

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Not sure how to do this in OS X, but you may be able to do so by running chrome from terminal with the "-disable-webgl" flag.

edited Aug 5 '11 at 0:50

Nathan Greenstein♦
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answered Jun 5 '11 at 22:23

Michael Merchant
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