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I first gave NoScript a spin sometime in the mid-2010s. It was an adjustment, to say the least. But once you get used to temporarily allowing a new target domain as a matter of course, holy hell does the whole game come into specific relief.
The Washington Post, for example -- which I was a paid subscriber to until it shit the bed -- wanted JS from some 25 domains (many of which were Amazon ad related). I also have NoScript on Firefox on my Pixel.
Firefox, uBO and NoScript are the floor for passable internet hygiene to me.
You can already block all js and give specific allowances through uBO. Having both uBO and NoScript is redundant, just FYI
@ISOmorph @Powderhorn Please explain how, when #uBlockOrigin works based on blocklisting while #noScript uses allowlisting?
@opensourceopenmind @ISOmorph @Powderhorn You can use #uBlockOrigin in Medium or Hard mode, which blocks all 3rd-party scripts, frames, etc. by default except for those you specifically allow:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode
Interesting. Is there a way to port NoScript settings into uBO?
@normplum @ISOmorph @Powderhorn Thanks, will give it a try and see if it can replace noScript.