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I use NoScript in Firefox. You can white-list the sites that want you to use JavaScript, and deny the ones that don't. I'll white-list HN, Reddit, Gmail, etc. b
by artmageddon 14y ago
I use NoScript in Firefox. You can white-list the sites that want you to use JavaScript, and deny the ones that don't. I'll white-list HN, Reddit, Gmail, etc. but if I go to a site that isn't Facebook which suddenly requires me to enable Facebook's Javascript code, for who knows what reason, I'm not allowing that code to run in that session.
To more directly answer your question, yes, many sites will not be very good with JS turned off, but I can decide whether that site is using or not.
- untog 14y agoI prefer a solution like https://disconnect.me/ https://disconnect.me/ - disables Facebook/Google/etc JS scripts but lets the site use JS otherwise.
- exodust 14y agoNice one. I didn't know about this. Looking now at the video they link to: http://youtu.be/BK_E3Bjpe0E http://youtu.be/BK_E3Bjpe0E
- exodust 14y agoNoScript is NoGood because it's a whitelist. The vast majority of JS on the web is useful and harmless. As more websites employ AJAX and web-app functionality by default, maintaining a whitelist is pretty much ridiculous. What you want, if anything, is a blacklist. "Private browsing mode" is also more sensible than NoScript for browsing the unfamiliar Wild Web. A whitelist is the equivalent of wearing a helmet when driving. Sure, in the event you roll your car, the helmet will come in handy.