[Enhancement request] Temporarily allow scripts globally

[tangofan]

Just like it is possible to temporarily allow scripts from a particular domain or subdomain, it would be nice to have an option to temporarily allow scripts globally.

I usually switch on "Allow scripts globally", when I'm conducting an internet purchase, because frequently it isn't clear which domains are involved in the payment process. There have been times, when I forgot to turn this option off after restarting my browser. With the temporary option noscript would simply resume its regular mode after a restart.

Bernhard

[therube]

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v 1.1.8.3 ==========================================================================

+ The "noscript.tempGlobal" about:config preference causes the "Globally Allow" status
  to be revoked at the end of each session (thanks chconnor and Alan Baxter for suggestion)

http://noscript.net/changelog

[Tom T.]

In addition to what therube pointed to, it would be safer to uncheck this as soon as your purchase is completed, before going to any other site, rather than waiting until the next browser restart.
Then it's still fresh in your mind. And you don't want global-allow, even temporary, at sites where you don't need it.

Safest of all is to temp-enable the domains one by one, until you find what's needed to complete the purchase. If you have a sample site, or a list of scripts shown in the menu, we can probably give you some to eliminate immediately.

For example. at amazon.com, I need allow only amazon.com and some sub-domains that show up (images-amazon.com, etc.), and at sign-in and checkout, the secure versions of these: https-amazon.com, https-images-amazon.com, etc. Nothing else.

Minimal is better. Soon, you recognize the usual data-mining scripts that have nothing to do with completing your purchase, only with their knowing about you and what you buy or look at.