Cookies are both a blessing and curse on the internet. They are essential for anything you sign in to. So shopping, webmail, social networking, etc. All useful things, all need cookies*. Unfortunately, they can also be used for tracking by other sources, that may not have your best interests at heart. Advertising companies, governmental agencies, hacking organizations, etc.
The rest of this post will speak to how to manage cookies in Firefox (version 48 in particular). Continue reading Firefox Cookies →
NoScript is an incredibly useful Extension for Firefox. Unfortunately, the default settings are less then optimal. The intent of this guide is to explain how to configure NoScript to gain the benefits of less scripts, while minimizing the hassle. As of writing this, NoScript is at version 2.6.9.36. As that version number changes, this guide will become less useful on exact settings.
I’m assuming you already have Firefox and NoScript installed. If not, get those done first, then come back. I’ll wait… Continue reading Configure NoScript →
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