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  • hirihit640@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    I am also a bottom-right user. But browsers like Tor Browser and Mullvad Browser supposedly take care of javascript fingerprinting, at least if you check websites like amiunique.org. So I’m running out of reasons to disable javascript. What privacy reasons do you disable javascript for?

    • keiko@fedia.ioOP
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      Bottom left text gives reasons that relate to security, which is also related to privacy. I don’t trust arbitrary scripts, and I find it more convenient to simply disallow them. While css can theoretically be used to track mouse movements, that is typically done with javascripts, and I find that creepy af. I don’t like the feeling that I’m being observed. I get enough of that whenever I go outside into this dystopic world.

      So on that note, as I’ve said in some other comments within this thread, I prefer static pages from a UX perspective. Static pages feel comfy and safe, at least in comparison to the alternative. In contrast, javascripts tend to make the UX of sites worse in my view. So there aren’t any compelling reasons for me to allow them most of the time.

      It comes down to this: What do I gain by allowing javascripts? What I see is largely nothing. What do I lose by allowing javascripts? Comfort, calm, and a relaxed experience.