NoScript and PPRuNe

[Slasher]

Just added NoScript 2.3.2 to my Firefox 3.6 and allowed
pprune.org, ibsrv.net, ibpxl.com, skimlinks.com and that
scorecardresearch.com.

Ignoring Pprune.org of course, but does anyone know if
any of the others can be forbidden without causing any
detriment? No I haven't tried experimenting yet in case
I screw things up.

Thanks.

[mixture]

No I haven't tried experimenting yet in case
I screw things up.

The only thing you're going to screw up is your own ability to use PPRuNe.... so I'd humbly suggest to get your lab coat on and get on with your experimenting.

Work methodically, making notes of what you turn off at each stage, then you have a regression plan if you mess up.

It's only a simple forum application, so if you can read posts and write posts, then it's still working. So shouldn't take you long to test.

[WillDAQ]

You should be able to disable scorecard research and skim links.

ibsrv and ibpxl are required to make the post editor function correctly.

[green granite]

What WillDAQ says.

[Slasher]

Thanks WillDAQ.


http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/03/08/07/57/8273111_680x569.jpg

This is what I've done so far while leaving ibsrv and ibpxl alone as per your advice. I don't think I should do any further.

[Saab Dastard]

Actually you can also dispense with ibpxl.com.

SD

[bnt]

Actually you can also dispense with ibpxl.com.
I was about to say the same thing - it serves no other purpose than tracking.

If in doubt, I look at the page code, and if I see something that's just included and seems to serve no relevant purpose, I let NoScript block it. Doubly so if I see any code obfuscation - attempts to make the code unreadable to try to obscure its purpose or what it's accessing.

The ibpxl code is not the worst I've seen, but it's playing tricks with "escaped" HTML codes, trying to download and execute another, much longer tracking script (http://pxl.ibpxl.com/pprune.org.js) . That one has 436 lines of code, sets loads of cookies, and invokes many other 3rd-party tracking scripts - 15 at a quick count, maybe more.

There really is no valid justification for this quantity and quality of tracking. And you wonder why tools such as NoScript as so popular, when a single PPrUNe page view can get you tracked in at least 16 different ways? I make no apology for blocking scripts and ads - the whole tracking business has gone way past the "supporting PPRuNe" concept.

[Slasher]

I've just blocked ibpxl.com and the pages now load even faster! :)

Thanks SD and bnt. I've had AdBlock Plus active for quite a while
now and have been ad-free since. Still the speed of downloading
has increased noticeably since using NoScript.

Here's a handy snippet I discovered since jumping on the scripting
bandwagon -

Firefox senses nearby wireless networks then send their names
and your IP address to Google Location Services. Here's how to
fix it....

1. In Firefox type about:config in the address bar. Disregard the
warning that appears.

2. Scroll down to geo.enabled, and double-click to change default
value to False.

3. Scroll down to geo.wifi.uri, right click then click on Modify.

then

3a. Type in localhost and hit OK.