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But disabling it on the browser doesn't allow you to whitelist certain websites, which is the general use case for NoScript. I wish the web didn't break without

But disabling it on the browser doesn't allow you to whitelist certain websites, which is the general use case for NoScript. I wish the web didn't break without JS, but that's just not the reality we live in.

ryanmccullagh 10y ago
In Chrome, you can in fact white-list certain websites. It's actually quite nice. In Chrome, the advanced settings has an exceptions button that allows you to include websites that can bypass the rule.
- icebraining 10y ago
  How does that work for a site that imports JS from multiple domains, as is usual? Does adding the top domain mean that it can load JS from everywhere, or do you have to manually find out which domains it needs whitelisted to work? Neither solutions seem particularly attractive; NoScript allows you to enable JS for that domain and stuff like CDNs without having to allow other sutff.
- timlyo 10y ago
  There's also an extension to make it easier to do https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher
zerognowl 10y ago
> I wish the web didn't break without JS, but that's just not the reality we live in. Every time you temporarily enable JavaScript / whitelist a website you are performing a micro violation of your own privacy. In some cases even performing a large violation of your own privacy. Sure, there are some cases where I absolutely must have JavaScript turned on, but those cases are so rare that having JS permanently turned off is preferable in most cases.
- icebraining 10y ago
  Every time you temporarily enable JavaScript / whitelist a website you are performing a micro violation of your own privacy. The same is true every time you access a site, even without JS.
  - zerognowl 10y ago
    This depends on whether you're using an anonymous proxy. Either a single-hop VPN or a multi-hop one like TOR. Enabling JS can potentially compromise these because various identifying bits of information can be gathered like screen resolution, time zone, etc
- ordinary 10y ago
  you are performing a micro violation of your own privacy You cannot violate your own privacy. My privacy is mine to control. And give up, if I so choose.
  - zerognowl 10y ago
    Inadvertently violating, or compromising your own privacy then?
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  Most scripts that aren't serving ads don't do anything to your privacy.

ryanmccullagh 10y ago

In Chrome, you can in fact white-list certain websites. It's actually quite nice. In Chrome, the advanced settings has an exceptions button that allows you to include websites that can bypass the rule.

icebraining 10y ago
How does that work for a site that imports JS from multiple domains, as is usual? Does adding the top domain mean that it can load JS from everywhere, or do you have to manually find out which domains it needs whitelisted to work? Neither solutions seem particularly attractive; NoScript allows you to enable JS for that domain and stuff like CDNs without having to allow other sutff.
timlyo 10y ago
There's also an extension to make it easier to do https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher

zerognowl 10y ago

> I wish the web didn't break without JS, but that's just not the reality we live in. Every time you temporarily enable JavaScript / whitelist a website you are performing a micro violation of your own privacy. In some cases even performing a large violation of your own privacy. Sure, there are some cases where I absolutely must have JavaScript turned on, but those cases are so rare that having JS permanently turned off is preferable in most cases.

icebraining 10y ago
Every time you temporarily enable JavaScript / whitelist a website you are performing a micro violation of your own privacy. The same is true every time you access a site, even without JS.
- zerognowl 10y ago
  This depends on whether you're using an anonymous proxy. Either a single-hop VPN or a multi-hop one like TOR. Enabling JS can potentially compromise these because various identifying bits of information can be gathered like screen resolution, time zone, etc
ordinary 10y ago
you are performing a micro violation of your own privacy You cannot violate your own privacy. My privacy is mine to control. And give up, if I so choose.
- zerognowl 10y ago
  Inadvertently violating, or compromising your own privacy then?
Dylan16807 10y ago
Most scripts that aren't serving ads don't do anything to your privacy.