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Yet another reason to leave javascript off.
by blueskin_ 13y ago
Yet another reason to leave javascript off.
- andybak 13y agoWhat do you do when you want to use websites that by their very nature require javascript? Or do you only ever read content site? No webapps? You don't use any web-based Saas products? Complex e-commerce? If the answer is 'yes' then that's fine but even if we disregard what could be termed 'gratuitous use of javascript' (which in many cases is an attempt to improve usability) then there are still many, many useful sites that just are impossible without javascript.
- blueskin_ 13y agoI haven't seen any sites that require it yet. Minor breakage of random features, yes, but then I can whitelist the specific domains without compromising privacy and security.
- buro9 13y agoLeave JavaScript off for casual browsing, and enable it for trusted sites. Or, leave JavaScript off for casual browsing, and use another browser altogether with JavaScript enabled for trusted sites. I don't do either, but there's nothing to prevent someone in principal saying "I trust this stuff = JS on, everything else = JS off".
- andybak 13y agoI can see an argument for this but I'm a web developer and it's important that I experience the web the same way as the vast majority of my customers and users will - otherwise I'm living in a bubble. Same for Adblock.
- userbinator 13y agoI have JS off by default and on for a very small whitelist of highly trusted sites that I'm forced to use and don't work without it. Look at it this way: probably 99% or more of browser exploits depend on JS, but far fewer sites than that won't actually be completely unusable without it, so with JS off I've eliminated a huge attack vector while only compromising my ability to use sites by a smaller amount (and chances are, if I come across a site from a search and it doesn't show anything because it requires JS, I'll just go to the next result). The tradeoff is well worth it IMHO.
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