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Fixed an error in the pale moon article.

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This page connects to Google Analytics, which can fingerprint and track you across the internet. This page connects to Google Analytics, which can fingerprint and track you across the internet.
</p> </p>
<img class="screenshot" src="../images/pm_analytics.png" alt="Google Analytics requests sent by Pale Moon's default homepage"> <img class="screenshot" src="../images/pm_analytics.png" alt="Google Analytics requests sent by Pale Moon's default homepage">
<h3>Blocking privacy-enhancing addons</h3>
<p>
Pale Moon by default won't allow you to install the privacy-enhancing addon NoScript, citing this rationale for
blocking such an important addon: <i>"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."</i><sup><a href="#1">[1]</a></sup>
<b><font color=yellow>To disable this blocklist, set <code>extensions.blocklist.enabled</code> to <code>false</code> in about:config.</font></b>
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<h3>Auto-updates</h3> <h3>Auto-updates</h3>
<p> <p>
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. 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."</i><sup><a href="#1">
<h3>OCSP querying</h3> <h3>OCSP querying</h3>
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>
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<h3>Not spyware related, but worth noting</h3>
<h3>Blocking privacy-enhancing addons</h3>
<p>
Pale Moon by default won't allow you to install the privacy-enhancing addon NoScript, citing this rationale for
blocking such an important addon: <i>"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."</i><sup><a href="#1">[1]</a></sup>
<b><font color=yellow>To disable this blocklist, set <code>extensions.blocklist.enabled</code> to <code>false</code> in about:config.</font></b>
</p>
<center> <center>
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<h2>Sources</h2> <h2>Sources</h2>
<p> <p>