[tbb-bugs] #15279 [Tor Browser]: uMatrix & uBlock to Replace NoScript (and they're awesome)

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#15279: uMatrix & uBlock to Replace NoScript (and they're awesome)
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  tbb-team
  johnakabean            |     Status:  closed
         Type:           |  Milestone:
  enhancement            |    Version:
     Priority:  major    |   Keywords:  Tor Browser, uMatrix, HTTP
    Component:  Tor      |  Switchboard, noscript, replace noscript,
  Browser                |  upgrade noscript
   Resolution:  wontfix  |  Parent ID:
Actual Points:           |
       Points:           |
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 There is no plan to ship ad blockers in Tor Browser. See:
 https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#philosophy section
 5. Also, NoScript is doing more for us than JavaScript handling (we use it
 e.g. for click-to-play things). Also also, we got some handcrafted things
 from Giorgio for our security slider we rely on starting with 4.5 stable.
 Thus, this is a won't fix.

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