Hi Gottfried, On Sun, Feb 16 2025, gfp wrote:
> UblockOrigin. This is my favorite plugin. I use it everywhere. > NOScript, I used to use that extension, but nowadays the advantage is only being able to disable it per site. You can turn off Javascript in Firefox globally. [1] As Ian wrote, however, the modern internet is not usable without Javascript. When I want to read a webpage without Javascript, I use Eww in Emacs. [1] https://www.lifewire.com/disable-javascript-in-firefox-446039 > Privacy Badger, That one sounded great in theory but didn't work for me. I tried adding exceptions for a while but stuff just didn't work. Also, Firefox now offers privacy setting that do something similar. > LibreJS, JShelter, PrivacyRedirect, I haven't tried those, but I install extensions sparingly. They too can also snoop on you, you know? Firefox made some security changes a few years ago but unless you tailor their permissions, extensions essentially see everything you do. > Can be the reason that I am using the tor network? I don't use Tor often, but I don't think so. > Can it be that it´s a lie of the websites to simply discourage > disabling Java script? It may also be their software framework, such as .Net by Microsponge. Truth or falsehood aside, modern websites do not work without Javascript. You will have a poor experience. Kind regards Felix
