On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:57:05 +0000 (UTC), Ann Dunham
wrote:

R.Wieser replied:

For the record: I've disabled JS and de-installed Flash and the like. I
seldom run into websites that actually *need* JS to function (which doesn't
mean that they do not try to make it *look* as if its "absolutily
neccessary" though :-) ).

Disabling JS and Flash seems like a great idea, until you do it.

I UNINSTALLED flash, .NET, Silverlight and java. Flash and
Java, even if "disabled" , still phone home.
It drove me nuts when I had NoScript for example.

I couldn't live without it. You have to arrange the icons so
they are in a handy place. Use Firefox's configure menu thingy.
If you REALLY need something, "temporally allow site".
You have no idea how much malware can be installed on your
computer if you don't block javascript. Even Linux is vulnerable.
And always use private browsing mode ....
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Too many extraneous decisions to make and too many web sites didn't work
and far (far) too much effort in the end.

Still ... it's a good idea for others with more patience than I seem to
have (I've spent years trying to block JS & Flash and gave up in the end).

Luckily Flash is on the way out but JS seems here to stay. Sigh.
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