Reviews for NoScript Security Suite
NoScript Security Suite by Giorgio Maone
Review by joborun
Rated 5 out of 5
by joborun, a year agoI've been using this at ALL TIMES for the past 12y? and I just can't think of browsing without it.
In many cases when "content" is presented as blackmail exchange for enabling scripts I just pass on the deal and seek content free of dangerous scripts.
Libre-js in theory sounds good, but in practice .. it is not feasible to manage, or worthy of trust. Mega-Corps can produce libre-open-free-code and scripts, and still be problematic, as many naive people perceive what they offer as FOSS as "a good thing", and they have no interest in ever wasting a penny to produce "a good thing", unless they are selling it.
Although I DO MISS the old 5.1.. wui I got used to this over the years, but hands down I'd still prefer it over this menu.
Luckily most serious FOSS projects and like minded web-designers produce clean easy to read content without scripts.
In many cases when "content" is presented as blackmail exchange for enabling scripts I just pass on the deal and seek content free of dangerous scripts.
Libre-js in theory sounds good, but in practice .. it is not feasible to manage, or worthy of trust. Mega-Corps can produce libre-open-free-code and scripts, and still be problematic, as many naive people perceive what they offer as FOSS as "a good thing", and they have no interest in ever wasting a penny to produce "a good thing", unless they are selling it.
Although I DO MISS the old 5.1.. wui I got used to this over the years, but hands down I'd still prefer it over this menu.
Luckily most serious FOSS projects and like minded web-designers produce clean easy to read content without scripts.
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- Rated 4 out of 5by Goldpath, a day agoExcellent beginner add-on, by which i mean if you wants something that works and is easy to use this is the one for you. Not technical experience needed to use.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18604486, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by marblecake, 4 days agoA must have on every browser. It gets some time to get used to the extension but once you do the extra safety feels so good. Thanks a lot Giorgio.
- Rated 5 out of 5by wildlife9910, 6 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18599588, 6 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Michel, 12 days ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by carlos, 13 days ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by FoxRefire, 16 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Ash, 17 days agoThis app is a must have for any browser you are using. It lists EVERY SINGLE SECRET THING on a webpage. Not a simple "number" that the app is saying it's blocking (usually its not really blocking) like so many other apps! Chrome is removing it because they suck and want to track you. Thankfully FireFox and other awesome browsers are not!
- Rated 4 out of 5by MaximW, 22 days ago
Developer response
posted 25 days agoNo it doesn't. Did you set also also ytimg.com, googlevideo.com, google.com and gstatic.com to TRUSTED (either globally or contextually to youtube.com)?- Rated 1 out of 5by Hej, a month agoMy review was removed. The latest update removed all settings, all sites that were whitelisted reverted to default i.e. untrusted, a hassle to restore since so many sites have a ridiculous amount of domains with cdn's and whatnot. I have now disabled automatic updates of this add-on because some (most) devs don't care if an "update" wreaks havoc as long as they get to constantly change something in their code, "if it aint broke, break it!" as their motto is.
Developer response
posted 25 days agoNoScript updates don't remove settings, but Firefox profiles and extensions storage may get corrupted, which is not something under the extension's control. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18570138, a month ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by olinda, a month ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by CCP養的LittlePink, a month ago