Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[silentdreamer]

I can't get Privacy Badger to load in IceCat.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[greatgnu]

I allow just: diaspora, gnusocial and mediagoblin. I rarely visit gnusocial  
though.  

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[fenderbassist]

Thank you for mentioning Privacy Badger!  Added it to my web browsers.

May I also suggest Disconnect?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disconnect/?src=external-product-icon

Released under GNU GPL 3.0 even though it's listed as "open source".

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[silentdreamer]

thanks for explaining. I remember trying CSS and not getting it. :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[silentdreamer]

that's what I suspected. :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[onpon4]

> Before js, was there another way to have interactivity?

It depends on what you mean. Some things that people do with JS can be done  
with CSS and standard elements. Some things by definition cannot be done  
without programming.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[onpon4]

You don't use it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[silentdreamer]

interactivity- is that its main function? Before js, was there another way to  
have interactivity?

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[silentdreamer]

how do you use a site like diaspora that has js and won't function without  
it?

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[greatgnu]

jsless internet is a beautiful experience, trust me, I got so used to  
functionality, speed and content over bloat.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[onpon4]

> I don't understand exactly what javascript is, what it's for

It's a programming language. JavaScript programs are sent to your browser by  
Web pages and then automatically executed, usually to add interactivity to  
the page. The problem with JavaScript on the Web isn't the language, it's  
that the installation and execution of the programs is automatic.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[silentdreamer]

in NoScript, if something's temporarily allowed, then the bad stuff can get  
in, too, I assume. If I want to not trust something lurking, often I can't  
block it out unless I block the main site. So many sites use it, though it  
seems very vulnerable.


I don't understand exactly what javascript is, what it's for, though I have  
read it's not the same as java. All I know is, javascript seems to be a big  
bad opening for nasty stuff.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[albertoefg]

Do you use Yacy?

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[albertoefg]

I did a test of the first addon:

it helped with
.01 of identifying information

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[pinmaritim]

A good example is if you want to install & run
Yacy you have to install OpenJDK7

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[t8mf4nu6lizp]

Just wanted to point out that JavaScript and Java are different beasts.  
Something (most of) you probably already know.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[dguthrie]

Well, with NoScript you can forbid all scripts, then temporarily enable it,  
or always allow for certain sites.
I think it is a better system than LibreJS because it blocks all arbitrary  
code execution and you can have a whitelist of sites.

But definitely use TBB as much as possible.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[davidvargas1]

I agree to certain extent, yet we need JavaScript for some functionality of  
programs. Not defending, Java has been around for a long time. Yet we have be  
careful with it. There is other methods to help modified the capture of  
Metadata. 

Re: [Trisquel-users] New security addons

[greatgnu]

>This extension hides private and important metadata of your browser, usually  
obtainable using resource:// URIs, against the Web. You should have it  
installed if you use many extensions, because having many extensions means  
having many tracking and fingerprinting vectors. Also, Web sites can  
generally probe Firefox for installed extensions in many cases without this.


Not, if you disable javascript. Almost all tracking techniques and the vast  
majority of browser exploits do not work if you disable javascript.


If you really love privacy use the Tor Browser Bundle.

[Trisquel-users] New security addons

[grandizo]

Has someone any experiences with these new addons? Both of them seems to  
improve user privacy and the latest also page loading speed.


No Resource URI Leak

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/no-resource-uri-leak/

Load from Cache

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/load-from-cache/