> On Jan 29, 2018, at 12:06 PM, g2s <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: John Newman <[email protected]> > Date: 1/29/18 8:27 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: [email protected], g2s <[email protected]>, juan > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: "Data Detox Kit" by Tactical Technology Collective & Mozilla > > > > On January 28, 2018 10:31:40 PM EST, g2s <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >-------- Original message --------From: juan <[email protected]> Date: > >1/28/18 6:32 PM (GMT-08:00) To: [email protected] Subject: > >Re: "Data Detox Kit" by Tactical Technology Collective & Mozilla > >On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:38:33 -0200 > >Cecilia Tanaka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hello from Brazil, Shiny Happy TTC People! :D > >> > >> May someone give a really good technical answer to my friends, > >> please? <3 > >> > >> I will need to share the answer about the use of JavaScript with two > >> other discussion lists, where I also received a "not-so-good" > >> feedback in private. Sorry but I am using an euphemism, uh! :P > > > > > > If you don't enable javascript that site won't show you any > > content at all. They could have put a static page explaining > > what the site is about but apparently they were too lazy to > > do that. > > > > And, javascript is the number one tool used to track and > > fingerprint browsers so a site about privacy (I'm assuming > > that's what the site is about) that refuses to do anything > > unless javascript is enabled....looks like a joke. > > > > > > > >> > >> Thank you all in advance! Kisses, hugs, and much love! <3 > >> > >> Ceci > >> > >> > >> On Jan 28, 2018 21:12, "juan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:53:24 -0200 > >> Cecilia Tanaka <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > # https://datadetox.myshadow.org/detox > >> > <https://datadetox.myshadow.org/detox> > >> > >> > >> "Sorry! > >> > >> The Data Detox Kit requires javascript and supports newer versions of > >> Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. Please enable javascript in your browser > >> and refresh this page. " > >> > >> > >> lawl - so data detox - whatever that means - requires you to > >> run javashit malware - priceless =) > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > # https://datadetox.myshadow.org/about > >> > > >> > Wish you all a lovely week, la la la! <3 > >> > > >> > c. > >> > ---------- > >> > "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or > >> > your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go > >> > on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to > >> > live." > >> > - Mae Jemison > > > > > >Jscript allows for extreme interactivity between your computer and a > >server, but the code is plaintext. It can be examined for functions. > >Rr > > > JS is usually obfuscated to the point of complete unreadability. > Coders do this so you can't "steal" their code, or maybe > sometimes to get slight compression (all the variables get > renamed to one or two letter names, etc) So, you can still > look at it, but it's often only nearly as opaque as byte code :) > > Thats where crowdsourced blockers come into the picture. NoScript for > instance. You > have dozens of folks unobfuscating the scripts. Ofc you have to have some > trust in the blocker, and the site's intention for the data gleaned,
Yeah, noscript is cool. Been a while since I’ve really played with it. > and if you're really paranoid perhaps find some other hobby than the internet > rather than spewing paranoia all over everyone like digital diarrhea. The > internet isn't Safe Space... never was. Never will be. > Yeah, clearly you have to make a few risk value judgements, otherwise you may as well just stay in the default most secure position: computer powered off ;) > Rr
