Lament: No NoScript?
Six months after the drama there is still no viable alternative to NoScript.
Back in May, there was commotion after the Firefox Addon NoScript changed AdBlock Plus to display ads on the NoScript website. The code which accomplished this was obfuscated and the user was not warned that this would happen. At the same time people began questioning whether NoScript’s constant updates (sometimes more than once a day!) where necessary or if it was just because the author wanted a reason to display his ad-laden website (the website is displayed by default after every update). After this I uninstalled NoScript and have been browsing the web NoScript free ever since. However, after some nasty browser hangs because of JavaScript heavy websites (looking at you, Slashdot) I decided to get back in the JavaScript-blocking game only to discover that NoScript is still the only viable choice.
