Added ScriptSafe to Firefox Privacy Add-ons #398

2018-01-23T06:10:14Z

asuh commented

2018-01-23 06:10:14 +00:00

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Added ScriptSafe Add-on to list of Excellent Firefox Privacy Add-ons. It's open source, regularly maintained and gives NoScript a run for its money.

http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/asuh/privacytools.io/blob/master/index.html

Added ScriptSafe Add-on to list of Excellent Firefox Privacy Add-ons. It's open source, regularly maintained and gives NoScript a run for its money. http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/asuh/privacytools.io/blob/master/index.html

hugoncosta commented

2018-02-24 19:08:45 +00:00

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From what I can see, it doesn't appear to be much different than NoScript. What are the main differences?

asuh commented

2018-02-26 17:49:35 +00:00

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Aside from the UI, ScriptSafe has an options page that contains a lot of controls that NoScript doesn't, such as fingerprinting blocking. So while they do accomplish similar blocking, ScriptSafe offers different ways to do this and additional nuanced control in the Options.

beerisgood commented

2018-02-26 18:49:46 +00:00

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@asuh what fingerprint blocking exactly?

asuh commented

2018-02-26 19:00:55 +00:00

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@beerisgood I've attached a screenshot of the long list of fingerprinting that can be blocked. He's tried to include a lot, some of which is buggy from my usage but still a very nice feature to include.
The list of what fingerprinting protection he's included can also be read here, along with all the other options:
https://www.andryou.com/scriptsafe/options/

@beerisgood I've attached a screenshot of the long list of fingerprinting that can be blocked. He's tried to include a lot, some of which is buggy from my usage but still a very nice feature to include. The list of what fingerprinting protection he's included can also be read here, along with all the other options: https://www.andryou.com/scriptsafe/options/ ![scriptsafe-fingerprinting](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/454064/36689424-2fab1d74-1ae4-11e8-86cf-8a69f599d19d.png)

asdfghjz commented

2018-11-02 00:16:36 +00:00

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Sounds very interesting...have you considered asking about this in the Reddit?

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Sounds very interesting...have you considered asking about this in the Reddit? @asuh

asuh commented

2018-11-02 05:46:56 +00:00

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I linked to it on the subreddit a few years ago with little response. I figured I should just create a pull request instead.

ghost commented

2018-11-02 12:47:53 +00:00

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@kewde @beerisgood @Atavic @Hillside502 thoughts? Looks good to me

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Atavic commented

2018-11-02 16:53:36 +00:00

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👍 Installed some moons ago, I then switched to this other webextension that is similar.

:+1: Installed some moons ago, I then switched to [this other webextension](https://gbaptista.github.io/luminous/doc/en-US/) that is similar.

ghost commented

2018-11-02 18:21:20 +00:00

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@asuh Can you resolve the conflicts?

asuh commented

2018-11-03 04:45:32 +00:00

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@Shifterovich Merged upstream. Let me know if something isn't right

ghost commented

2018-12-13 22:20:25 +00:00

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@Atavic Why did you switch?

Atavic commented

2018-12-14 18:19:20 +00:00

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Because I find Luminous interesting, it has some unique feats, like blocking specific javacript events like beforeunload or mousemove that can be used maliciously for loading pop-ups or opening another page on a new window. If you ever used some free hosting site, you probably know some of these issues, like when a new windows pops up and the focus is forced on that new window: luminous can also block these Focus Events. I like both Scriptsafe and Luminous and I experiment with the latter sometimes.

Because I find Luminous interesting, it has some unique feats, like blocking specific *javacript events* like *beforeunload* or *mousemove* that can be used maliciously for loading pop-ups or opening another page on a new window. If you ever used some free hosting site, you probably know some of these issues, like when a new windows pops up and the focus is forced on that new window: luminous can also block these [Focus Events](https://github.com/gbaptista/luminous/blob/master/doc/en-US/guides/how-it-works/what-is-detected.md#common). I like both Scriptsafe and Luminous and I experiment with the latter sometimes.

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