@AgreeableLandscapeM to Libre Culture • edit-22 years agoFSF announces JShelter browser add-on to combat threats from nonfree JavaScript — Free Software Foundationwww.fsf.orgmessage-square4arrow-up128arrow-down13cross-posted to: privacybrowsers
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkFSF announces JShelter browser add-on to combat threats from nonfree JavaScript — Free Software Foundationwww.fsf.org@AgreeableLandscapeM to Libre Culture • edit-22 years agomessage-square4cross-posted to: privacybrowsers
minus-square@preflexlink1•2 years agoIt’s not merely a different name. It’s an entirely different extension which does something completely different. JShelter isn’t LibreJS. JShelter doesn’t have anything to do with licensing.
minus-square@preflexlink1•2 years agoJShelter does stuff like blocking precise gelocation, determining battery level, leaking local IP address, responding to analytics beacons, etc. It limits the APIs that JS is allowed to use.
It’s not merely a different name. It’s an entirely different extension which does something completely different. JShelter isn’t LibreJS. JShelter doesn’t have anything to do with licensing.
oh, oops! thanks
JShelter does stuff like blocking precise gelocation, determining battery level, leaking local IP address, responding to analytics beacons, etc.
It limits the APIs that JS is allowed to use.