[tor-bugs] #30624 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Disable NoScript's XSS protection to avoid the whole computer freezing

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#30624: Disable NoScript's XSS protection to avoid the whole computer freezing
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     Reporter:  gk                   |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Very High            |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor     |    Version:
  Browser                            |   Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201905,
     Severity:  Normal               |  GeorgKoppen201905
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 We've had it numerous times now (see e.g. #25315, #24125, #22362) that Tor
 Browser freezes the whole computer due to NoScript's XSS protection. This
 is currently visible on https://zeit.de again cause by an embedded
 https://facebook.com/tr.

 I'd finally like to stop playing this whack-a-mole game and come to a
 better solution. Meanwhile, we can stop enabling XSS protection given that
 those experiences seriously risk users abandoning Tor Browser, claiming it
 is broken, and moving on to a much worse solution for their privacy
 requirements.

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