[tor-talk] Basic questions from new user but...

[Elena Johnson]

Thank you very much for your time and your reply,
> The answer is here,
> https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#TBBJavaScriptEnabled
"Why is NoScript configured to allow JavaScript by default in the Tor Browser Bundle? Isn't that unsafe? We configure NoScript to allow JavaScript by default in the Tor
Browser Bundle because many websites will not work with JavaScript
disabled. Most users would give up on Tor entirely if a website
they want to use requires JavaScript, because they would not know
how to allow a website to use JavaScript (or that enabling
JavaScript might make a website work)."

I read this several times before sending in the original question. It implies that allowing JavaScript from within the TBB is safe, but does not explicitly say so.

When I browse using the TBB, NoScript automatically does NOT allow JavaScript for a site, until I tell it to do so (a bit confusing, seemingly contradictory to the FAQ answer above).


> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 16:45:51 -0400
> From: andrew at torproject.is
> To: tor-talk at lists.torproject.org
> Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Basic questions from new user but...
> 
> On Wed, 9 May 2012 17:56:34 -0600
> Elena Johnson <mmaioyp at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 1) Can I ANONYMOUSLY allow scripts for hotmail, gmail and yahoo mail
> > using Tor browser?    
> 
> The answer is here,
> https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#TBBJavaScriptEnabled
> 
> > 3) Can I ANONYMOUSLY load "external content" using an "external
> > application"? Does the answer depend on THE SITE I am browsing, the
> > particulars of the "external application" needed, and the specific
> > "external content"? 
> 
> Generally, choose "save as" instead of automatically opening content.
> It's easy for lots of applications to bypass the proxy settings in the
> browser, the operating system, and in some cases, the network. 
> 
> See item d. in
> https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning
> 
> -- 
> Andrew
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