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This could pop-up everywhere and is the real reason: the title should be Malware Delivery Networks (aka ADNs) are harmful and distribute malware, not the means to not having to meet them or being confronted with malscript. The very reason that add-ons (extensions) like NoScript exist, is gaping holes in the browser, and the fact that less and less is to run on the server-side nowadays and more and more is to run inside the client (aka the browser in this case). Polonus (volunteer website security analyst and website error-hunter)

#PALE MOON CRISIS FULL#

Also with the smart TV, smartphone, notebook and laptop experience all becoming more and more identical & similar accross various platforms, it is all being taken out of the hands of the end-user and overseen and steered elsewhere into a certain direction, of which we can easily guess the outcome when you live in to-day's world.Īfter doing away with WHOIS and working towards doing away with anything outside the non-public cloud (http, full e2e encryption), what will there be left of protection of our last vestiges of privacy and individuality? What did not help either was the identical browser engines for all major browser's mono-culture and developers going more and more for 'single page applications'. You are constantly in an 'after the facts' position and lucky not to trod on a zero-day or non-documented state spyware or being under drag-net surveillance. (The same as with original av no longer is protecting against all modern hacker attacks (white, grey, black hackers and state sp**ks and state actors).

#PALE MOON CRISIS ANDROID#

However, when a browser developer effectively blocks the use of ad blockers just because they could break some site code (by not allowing it to run), this should be (IMHO) an informed choice for the user and not browser developers.Īs an alternative in Iridium for instance I now run uMatrix x uBlock origin (with special lists) x new Privacy Possum x Block Referer extensions, on Android I run mask and Brave browser (to cull unwanted ads and scripts) and regularly delete all of the Android browser cache and memory through the general settings.īut the going gets narrower all the time! We have been manipulated into a position where we have to competely fence for ourselves. But it also puts a load on the user in what they allow and as mentioned these ad-ons can break site layout when scripts can't format the layout or import content. In combination with ad blockers, these can but a crimp in the bad guys activities. If they are going to do that, then there is little point in having an ad blocker.Īlso, should users go the extra step and control 3rd party site access, Request Policy (of old) and uMatrix. With all ad blockers there is an overhead, the user really has to be in control (time and hassle) of what is allowed and what should remain blocked and not just allow all. Well NoScript had previously shot itself in the foot, by adding a great number of sites to load scripts in their default allow list/s and this apparently was more revenue related than not an issue.Īt that point many dropped NoScript in favour of uBlock Origin. Is everybody blind to what is happening? (info credits go to security dot nl's Aha) The going gets narrow, Internet freedom and your last vestiges of privacy are at stake. This is one part of the story, the other is it conflicts with the demands of Big Silicon Valley Tech firms ad-launching circus and Deep State Surveillance, so root it out, block it, make it no longer available, much of that seen also in the Russian Federation now with encrypted chat-apps being officially blocked. Who looks under the *hood aka in the browser developer's console can see what (s)he/it blocks or not (but it only seems polonus and a few other's are capable of deciding what to block and what not). We have the following dilemma: Blocking scripts creates disfunctionality, allowing (all) threats and risks.įor the non-tech-savvy the in between is no option. This means a victory for the general dumbed down click-sh**ple, facebook's Mr. This is where the crisis stems from NoScript has now being blacklisted and is being blocked as an extension, while it apparently breaks webpages (in the hands of the uninformed and non-tech-savvy). Scripts can import all sort of functionality into a browser, but they are also easily abused by malcreants to inject all sorts of malcode into your browser.

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