Is about:reader harmless to whitelist?

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Is about:reader harmless to whitelist?

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Since about:reader isn't on the default NoScript whitelist, and it's unclear what elements of the original page the reader is filtering, is about:reader safe to whitelist?

Are any of the original page's scripts being loaded in the about:reader view or is it purely sanitized text?
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Re: Is about:reader harmless to whitelist?

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I refused to whitelist about:reader because I don't trust any sanitizers.
Whitelisting about:reader, in the presence of a sanitizer bug, would basically mean whitelisting every origin.
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Re: Is about:reader harmless to whitelist?

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Giorgio Maone wrote:I refused to whitelist about:reader because I don't trust any sanitizers.
Whitelisting about:reader, in the presence of a sanitizer bug, would basically mean whitelisting every origin.
That's what I figured. If the base sites aren't allowed however enabling about:reader should be fine though, correct?

Or is the reader allowing part of the origin site to run through it when allowed (at least potentially)?
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