NoScript: Enhanced Browser Security Extension
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NoScript 12: finally a cross-browser NoScript for Chromium (also MV3!) and Firefox-based web clients. Please report any issue at https://noscript.net/forum in the Support section with [Chrome] in the subject. For the more technical inclined, bug reports and/or contributions at https://github.com/hackademix/noscript/ (source code repository).
Privacy policy (TLTR: zero data collected): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/privacy/
Winner of the "PC World World Class Award" and bundled with the Tor Browser, NoScript gives you with the best available protection on the web.
It allows JavaScript, Flash, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice, e.g. your home-banking site, mitigating remotely exploitable vulnerabilities including Spectre and Meltdown.
It protects your "trust boundaries" against cross-site scripting attacks (XSS), cross-zone DNS rebinding / CSRF attacks (router hacking), and Clickjacking attempts.
Such a preemptive approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality where you need it. Experts do agree: your browser is really safer with NoScript ;-)
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- Effective in blocking dangerous scripts and enhancing security.
- Allows users to take control over what scripts run in their browser.
- Has a strong following and loyal user base who appreciate its functionality.
- Regular updates from the developer to fix issues quickly.
- Recent updates have caused significant issues, such as blocking all sites or trusted sites failing to load.
- Problems with local HTML and JavaScript files being blocked.
- Compatibility issues with sites like YouTube, causing a negative user experience.
- Concerns about Google potentially blocking or stopping support for the extension.
- Users expressing a willingness to switch browsers if NoScript is no longer supported.
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NoScript requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
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NoScript has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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