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NFT: Anybody use NoScript for Firefox?

AcidTest : 7/18/2019 4:35 pm
Is it safe? Is it effective? Thanks.
I've been using it for years...  
Vinny from Danbury : 7/18/2019 4:41 pm : link
on all my PC's. It's helped keep all of them clean, and virus free for many years now. Personally, I wouldn't use a browser on a PC without it.
A ton of sites are pretty heavily dependent on JS nowadays  
Scyber : 7/18/2019 4:50 pm : link
They won't work if you don't explicitly enable JS. I tried it but i found I was turning it on for most of the sites I used, plus my work is JS development so I couldn't use it on my work/test computers.

FWIW, I just use uBlock Origin to disable ads and I have never had a virus on any of my machines ever.
Yeah, had to get rid of it  
Stan in LA : 7/18/2019 5:25 pm : link
Because most sites functionality were impaired.
Mac  
pjcas18 : 7/18/2019 5:28 pm : link
or windows?

You really don't need it on a Mac in my experience, on a windows computer yes, I used to use it all the time.
Yes  
Steve in ATL : 7/18/2019 5:49 pm : link
NoScript and Ublock Origin. I had to do some simple enablements for frequently visited sites that I trust. It i easy to temporarily enable a website too.
RE: Mac  
AcidTest : 7/18/2019 6:30 pm : link
In comment 14501682 pjcas18 said:
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or windows?

You really don't need it on a Mac in my experience, on a windows computer yes, I used to use it all the time.


Mac.
RE: RE: Mac  
pjcas18 : 7/18/2019 7:00 pm : link
In comment 14501739 AcidTest said:
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In comment 14501682 pjcas18 said:


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or windows?

You really don't need it on a Mac in my experience, on a windows computer yes, I used to use it all the time.



Mac.


I disabled it on my mac.

I found that Firefox on the Mac is less vulnerable to the issues javascript presents than FireFox on a windows laptop and the disabling of JavaScript unnecessarily caused websites to behave differently than intended.

maybe others have different experience, but I'm on year 5+ with this same Macbook Air, and I (knock on wood) have had ZERO issues.

By year two of most windows laptops my browser is bogged down, slowness ensues, probably tons of malware, etc.

I know this is not a Mac vs Windows thread and i like both, but for this issue Mac's handle it better IMO
RE: RE: RE: Mac  
AcidTest : 7/19/2019 8:14 am : link
In comment 14501765 pjcas18 said:
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In comment 14501739 AcidTest said:


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In comment 14501682 pjcas18 said:


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or windows?

You really don't need it on a Mac in my experience, on a windows computer yes, I used to use it all the time.



Mac.



I disabled it on my mac.

I found that Firefox on the Mac is less vulnerable to the issues javascript presents than FireFox on a windows laptop and the disabling of JavaScript unnecessarily caused websites to behave differently than intended.

maybe others have different experience, but I'm on year 5+ with this same Macbook Air, and I (knock on wood) have had ZERO issues.

By year two of most windows laptops my browser is bogged down, slowness ensues, probably tons of malware, etc.

I know this is not a Mac vs Windows thread and i like both, but for this issue Mac's handle it better IMO


Great information. Thanks.
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