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NoScript Anywhere In Development For Android

Posted by Soulskill on from the now-if-only-it-worked-on-my-tv dept.

CaffeineAddiction writes "NoScript Anywhere (NSA) is the nickname for the next major iteration of the NoScript security add-on (NoScript 3), whose guts are being turned upside down in order to match Mozilla's Electrolysis multiprocessing architecture and implement a porting for Firefox 4 Mobile, available on Android and Maemo smartphones and tablets."

2 of 57 comments (clear)

  1. Re:site-specific permissioning by MachDelta · · Score: 4, Informative

    Applications Boundaries Enforcer. (Options -> Advanced -> ABE)

    Site *.googleapis.*
    Accept from *.whateveryoursiteis.com
    Deny

  2. Re:Reminds me. I owe that guy money. by LurkerXXX · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't forget the shady stuff the maker of NoScript tried just 2 years ago. He silently killed part of AdBlock on comuters it was installed on, and obfuscated what he was doing. The shit really hit the fan before he started backpedaling and reversed his position. I don't trust the guy.

    http://www.techjaws.com/the-noscript-controversy/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoScript
    http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/217201461