[tor-talk] Javascript vs privacy?

Wed Aug 7 07:46:06 UTC 2013

On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:28:17AM +0200, Jon Tullett wrote:
>  is there scope for better communicating to a user
> (such as in the Tor browser homepage) that JS is enabled to improve
> their browsing experience and enhance privacy, but it may open them to
> (another) attack and here's how it can be disabled?

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9397
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9387

(I'm more optimistic about the second one, in terms of having a useful
impact long-term.)

--Roger