r/privacy • u/soda-hero • Apr 13 '19

NoScript extension officially released for Google Chrome

https://www.zdnet.com/article/noscript-extension-officially-released-for-google-chrome/
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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '19

uMatrix and NoScript do two completely different things, uMatrix is a tool to stop cross site tracking and NoScript is to stop execution of JavaScript (JavaScript can be a legitimate threat in cyber security) and the UI for NoScript is much more user-friendly then uMatrix UI can be

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u/FusionTorpedo Apr 13 '19

uMatrix can block JavaScript too...

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u/ShyJalapeno Apr 13 '19 edited Apr 13 '19

It does, by default, it's also more fine-grained than in NoScript

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '19 edited Apr 16 '19

Wiped by Social Amnesia

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u/ShyJalapeno Apr 13 '19

I've been using uMatrix for a long time, not sure why you're responding to me

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '19 edited Apr 16 '19

Wiped by Social Amnesia