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JS fully disabled in this day and age?

by roryhughes 9y ago

abstractbeliefs 9y ago
It's more common than you think.
- cglace 9y ago
  But still pretty uncommon.
oneweekwonder 9y ago
opt-in rather then no opt-out?
kowdermeister 9y ago
Only on Hacker News :)
_jal 9y ago
I've noticed a shift over the last while how privacy-protective people are becoming "out-group" and a little weird. I mean, I personally don't care; I've always been a little weird. But it is funny to see technical preferences as a signaling mechanism. Funny, that is, until it hits a certain point... http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-cre...
- dfsegoat 9y ago
  "Blacklist all by default, whitelist as needed" is how we build most secure systems right? I'll admit it feels strange applying that construct to day to day browsing.
- nol13 9y ago
  battle is over, privacy lost
  - JeremyBanks 9y ago
    Where can I buy your browsing history?
- deleted 9y ago
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pjmlp 9y ago
Yep, a cheap way to minimize ads, tracking and browser exploits. Also avoiding downloading JS libraries bigger than Quake while on the go.
username223 9y ago
Flash fully disabled in this day and age? ;-) More like "disabled by default," actually. It's mostly ads/tracking, popovers, and other annoyances, and it's easy to selectively turn it back on where you really need it. This approach isn't for the general public yet.
Can_Not 9y ago
No page shows JavaScript for me until I enable it with NoScript. It's too sad that Firefox Focus on Android doesn't allow plugins or disabling JS, it make it makes the whole thing pointless.
smoe 9y ago
I have started using a "Quick Javascript Switcher" extension some years ago to easily opt-in for certain pages but have js disabled by default. This was one of the best quality of life decision in terms of web browsing I have ever made. The vast majority of pages that I randomly access (e.g. from hacker news) are text based and usually work just fine without js. But the time until I can start reading is much faster (less jumping around of content) and I don't get the growth hackers modals shoven down my throat two paragraphs in. The pages I use regularly are usually white listed
gnulinux 9y ago
I fully disable it.
deleted 9y ago
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JS fully disabled in this day and age?

abstractbeliefs 9y ago

It's more common than you think.

cglace 9y ago
But still pretty uncommon.

oneweekwonder 9y ago

opt-in rather then no opt-out?

kowdermeister 9y ago

Only on Hacker News :)

_jal 9y ago

I've noticed a shift over the last while how privacy-protective people are becoming "out-group" and a little weird. I mean, I personally don't care; I've always been a little weird. But it is funny to see technical preferences as a signaling mechanism. Funny, that is, until it hits a certain point... http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-cre...

dfsegoat 9y ago
"Blacklist all by default, whitelist as needed" is how we build most secure systems right? I'll admit it feels strange applying that construct to day to day browsing.
nol13 9y ago
battle is over, privacy lost
- JeremyBanks 9y ago
  Where can I buy your browsing history?
deleted 9y ago
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pjmlp 9y ago

Yep, a cheap way to minimize ads, tracking and browser exploits. Also avoiding downloading JS libraries bigger than Quake while on the go.

username223 9y ago

Flash fully disabled in this day and age? ;-) More like "disabled by default," actually. It's mostly ads/tracking, popovers, and other annoyances, and it's easy to selectively turn it back on where you really need it. This approach isn't for the general public yet.

Can_Not 9y ago

No page shows JavaScript for me until I enable it with NoScript. It's too sad that Firefox Focus on Android doesn't allow plugins or disabling JS, it make it makes the whole thing pointless.

smoe 9y ago

I have started using a "Quick Javascript Switcher" extension some years ago to easily opt-in for certain pages but have js disabled by default. This was one of the best quality of life decision in terms of web browsing I have ever made. The vast majority of pages that I randomly access (e.g. from hacker news) are text based and usually work just fine without js. But the time until I can start reading is much faster (less jumping around of content) and I don't get the growth hackers modals shoven down my throat two paragraphs in. The pages I use regularly are usually white listed

gnulinux 9y ago

I fully disable it.

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