diff --git a/articles/palemoon.html b/articles/palemoon.html index df2e912..55307ad 100644 --- a/articles/palemoon.html +++ b/articles/palemoon.html @@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ This page connects to Google Analytics, which can fingerprint and track you across the internet.

Google Analytics requests sent by Pale Moon's default homepage -

Blocking privacy-enhancing addons

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-Pale Moon by default won't allow you to install the privacy-enhancing addon NoScript, citing this rationale for -blocking such an important addon: "NoScript is known to cause severe issues with a large (and growing) number of websites. Unless finely tuned for every website visited, -NoScript will cause display issues and functional issues."[1] -To disable this blocklist, set extensions.blocklist.enabled to false in about:config. -

Auto-updates

Pale Moon will automatically update itself, addons and search engines, as well as its blocklist.xml file with the addons it considers "malicious". Some of these can be turned off from the GUI, and some only from about:config. @@ -45,8 +38,19 @@ NoScript will cause display issues and functional issues."

OCSP querying

Will automatically check every site's SSL certificate to see if it is valid, which necessitates sending it to a third party. Can be turned off from the GUI.

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Not spyware related, but worth noting

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Blocking privacy-enhancing addons

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+Pale Moon by default won't allow you to install the privacy-enhancing addon NoScript, citing this rationale for +blocking such an important addon: "NoScript is known to cause severe issues with a large (and growing) number of websites. Unless finely tuned for every website visited, +NoScript will cause display issues and functional issues."[1] +To disable this blocklist, set extensions.blocklist.enabled to false in about:config. +

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