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NoScript blocks all javascript except for a whitelist you have to construct. That's way too disruptive as a general solution. We need something easy and automatic.

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    NoScript blocks all javascript except for a whitelist you have to construct.

Blocking JavaScript is just one of NoScript's many features. (NoScript's other features include blocking plugins and other embeddings (e.g., HTML5 video and audio), as well as protecting against XSS, CSRFs, and clickjacking.) I use NoScript, but I don't use it to block JavaScript. NoScript's ability to block HTML5 video and audio is one of my favorite features, and I hope that NoScript will block additional HTML5 annoyances in the future, especially as advertisers and other troublemakers make greater use of HTML5.

I am quite happy with Ghostery+NoScript. If you have a general solution, then you would just end up with an arms race. See [0] for details.

[0] http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/12/its-made...

IMHO - Ghostery should not be used, Disconnect should be used instead (https://disconnect.me/). Why? Because Ghostery is selling data to advertisers. https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=ghoste...

Heres a more comprehensive article on the topic: http://purplebox.ghostery.com/?p=1016023438

Ghostery would only send data back to Evidon if GhostRank option is enabled.

Plus Disconnect.me is FOSS and (at least when I switched) blocks more than Ghostery.

Yes, but IMHO they are still the best trade off. ( But I will have a look at disconnect, thanks for the link.)

> We need something easy and automatic.

Like running ads in a standalone plugin which could be easily disabled. Wait...

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