Does Noscript make these extensions unnecessary?

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badger
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Does Noscript make these extensions unnecessary?

Post by badger »

Does Noscript do the same thing as these and can I get rid of them?

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Advertising Cookie Opt-out https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin

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Re: Does Noscript make these extensions unnecessary?

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NoScript is a security tool, not a privacy tool. The *only* way in which NS overlaps with any of those is that if you don't (Temp-)Allow google-analytics.com then it completely blocks the google analytics tracking. (https://noscript.net/changelog#2.6.5.8)

So I'd say that the google analytics addon is redundant but the rest are not.
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
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Re: Does Noscript make these extensions unnecessary?

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OK thanks.
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Re: Does Noscript make these extensions unnecessary?

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Be careful with Ghostery, though; it has a history of not coexisting peacefully with NoScript.
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