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NoScript

Extension for Mozilla- and Chromium-based web browsers

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Dec 16, 2025
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What essential privacy extensions should I install for cross-browser protection in 2025?

Install a compact toolkit: an ad/tracker blocker (uBlock Origin or equivalent), a script/control tool (NoScript-style), a cookie auto-cleaner, a reputable password manager, and optional VPN/WebRTC lea...

Nov 13, 2025
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Can NoScript break site functionality and how do you whitelist sites in Tor Browser?

NoScript can and does break site functionality when its blocking rules restrict scripts, CSS, or third‑party resources that sites rely on, and multiple troubleshooting reports show that adjusting NoSc...

Jan 22, 2026

can a website see my type of computer

the type of computer a visitor is using in broad strokes: they can learn the operating system and browser from the HTTP User-Agent header and refine that picture using JavaScript and , but they genera...

Jan 11, 2026

What is NoScript and who develops it?

NoScript is a free, open-source browser extension that blocks active web content (scripts, plugins, frames) by default and lets users enable dynamic content only for trusted sites, positioned as a sec...

Jan 2, 2026

How do drive‑by downloads work and how can browsers block them?

Drive‑by downloads are covert web‑delivered infections that exploit browser, plugin or OS flaws to install malware when a user merely visits a page or view an ad, often without any clicking or clear c...

Dec 16, 2025

Can browser privacy extensions outperform built-in protections and which are essential?

Browser privacy extensions can meaningfully add protections that some browsers don’t include by default—blocking trackers, forcing HTTPS, and limiting third‑party scripts—yet they also introduce new r...