Re: icecat

[Felix Lechner]

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