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Google tests ‘script blocking’ in Chrome Incognito to boost privacy (chromestatus.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] killea@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yep, noscript on firefox has been available for like 15 years. And it certainly does "break" some sites as it blocks scripts by default. It can be a pain, though I consider it the safest way

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Since the web works via a DOM (Document Object Model) and a document that needs to execute active content to display anything is not a document, a webpage that needs JS to load the document can safely be considered broken.

[–] killea@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I was trying to explain it more practically, but yes the web is a wasteland.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

You are talking about the difference between a website and a web application. Nothing is broken. Given that the alternative used the be Flash/Coldfusion I’m not sure this way is worse.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

I like uBlock Origin's "medium mode." It's a nice middle ground

[–] n3cr0@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't that break most websites? Is google trying to make the inkognito mode less useful?

[–] Pro@programming.dev 8 points 4 months ago

Nope, matter of fact it fixed a lot of websites.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

About 1/4 is broken, about 3/4 of the working ones show no popups/"paywalls" anymore.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Good on chrome I guess but if they are testing blocking js then I assume they are about to offer a less easy to block alternative

[–] individual@toast.ooo 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

dramatic irony

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 4 months ago

mmyeah, 'Google' and 'privacy' in the same sentence is always funny.