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NoScript Adds Subscriptions To Adblock Plus

Posted by Soulskill on from the countermeasures-and-counter-countermeasures dept.

hahiss writes "Apparently, NoScript has taken to adding its own whitelist updates to Adblock Plus — so that the ads on the NoScript page show up — without notifying users. (It is described on the NoScript addon page, however.) This was a part of the last update to NoScript. Wladimir Palant, the main developer of Adblock Plus, describes the situation in an informative blog post." Update — 5/02 at 12:30 GMT by SS: Reader spyrochaete notes that "InformAction, makers of the NoScript extension for Firefox, have removed the recently introduced AdBlock exceptions which unblocked the revenue-producing ads on the NoScript homepage with little or no warning to the user. According to the changelog, InformAction pushed out an update specifically addressing this controversial decision 'permanently and with no questions asked.'"

3 of 408 comments (clear)

  1. Shhhh! by TopSpin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't talk about NoScript, damn it.

    It's a nice little sekret that even many reasonably knowledgeable people don't know about and those who do don't want it popularized. I don't care if a couple adds show up on NoScript's site, particularly if that means it remains free and updates continue. Stop talking about it.

    Thanks.

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  2. n/m by windwalkr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Posting to remove moderation. Please ignore.

  3. Parent is a troll! by mrraven · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod accordingly.

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