Missing feature: Temporarily allow all for this tab only

General discussion about the NoScript extension for Firefox
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plataga
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Missing feature: Temporarily allow all for this tab only

Post by plataga »

Edit: let me right click a tab and temporarily allow everything (within reason, i.e. no known shitware providers) for said tab only.

As in the title. I'm not going to try and reconstruct the post after shitty software cleared my post because I accidentally clicked "save draft". Move that button to the far left/right or the top guys, /r/crappydesign is not an honor.
PS. "Preview" ruined another try, wtf?

Thanks.
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Re: Missing feature: Temporarily allow all for this tab only

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plataga wrote:temporarily allow everything (within reason, i.e. no known s***ware providers)
But allowing unknown "s***ware providers" is not only within reason but desirable? Image

NoScript isn't blacklist-based security; it's giving control to the user to be proactive. Also, whether a site classifies as "s***ware provider" - and what it means "within reason" - is mostly a matter of user's specific preferences. (That's what the Untrusted feature is for.)

You're looking for something like Adblock Plus with Malware Domains subscription.
plataga wrote:for said tab only.
NoScript is a security tool, and per-tab permission doesn't add anything security-wise. If a site is going to run evil script it needs only one chance to do all its evil and that's that. It's irregardless which tab it happens in.
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
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Re: Missing feature: Temporarily allow all for this tab only

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NoScript is a security tool, and per-tab permission doesn't add anything security-wise. If a site is going to run evil script it needs only one chance to do all its evil and that's that. It's irregardless which tab it happens in.


True, but it would give the user more control. "Within reason" might mean a whitelist that is applied only when the user chooses to "allow all for this tab", since some ad/tracking domains must be allowed if you want to see videos on certain news sites etc.

Anyway, I get your point. We certainly don't want to add security holes. It's just that as a somwehat advanced user (and software tester) I like to be able to micromanage security etc. Cheers.
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Re: Missing feature: Temporarily allow all for this tab only

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If you want to micromanage, you don't need this feature.
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