Check Out These Extensions Which Make Your Firefox Experience A Lot Safer
The NoScript Firefox extension ensures that no webpage automatically runs JavaScript on your web browser. Your express permission is essential without which JavaScript will not run. You can also instruct the Firefox extension to remember your preferences. Further, you have the option of temporary allowing JavaScript to run on a web page. This permission will last as long as you do not close the web page. Once the web page is closed, you will have to give permission again.
However, if you are not are comfortable with the security offered by the NoScript Firefox extension and if you want extra security, you can opt for the Web of Trust Firefox extension. This Firefox extension works on a very simple logic. You are put in touch with a community that has rated more than twenty one million web pages. All you have to do is key in the website that you want to visit and determine whether the web page is one that you can trust or not. The database is built over a long period of time with contribution from different members of the Firefox community. Since the rating has been given by users of the Firefox web browser, you can be certain that there is no bias or other factors involved. The developers of a particular website may falsely state that their website is trustworthy. On the other hand, surfer of the web will not make a false statement that a particular website is trustworthy because that would destroy the credibility of the entire system.
Since the web community is based on the trust that surfers will look out for each other, there is no risk involved in relying on the web of trust Firefox extension to determine whether the site under consideration is safe or not.
The World Wide Web functions on a commercially viable basis because of online advertising. However, advertisements are not discreet and often try to distract the server from his or her web browsing experience. As if this was not by enough, many malicious elements use the advertisements to insert corrupt code into the web browser and the operating system of the surfer. In such cases, online advertising becomes a security risk. The developers of the web site behave as if showing advertisements on their webpage is their right. That may be so but it is not a duty of the surfer to see these advertisements. If you do not want to waste your time, downloading advertisements that you are not interested watching, you can make use of the Ad Block Firefox extension to block all advertisements on the web page. This controversial Firefox extension has been criticized by web developers.
However, just as the developers of Internet Explorer learned very late, it is the surfer of the World Wide Web who is the King. It is but natural that his likes and dislikes should be given top priority. The onus is upon the web developers to insert ads in such a manner that the individual wishes to see and use the same. Rather than criticizing the Ad Block Firefox extension, the developers will do well to change the way they advertise on the World Wide Web. Some developers design websites in such a manner that the surfer cannot see the content until he or she wastes time looking at the advertisement. Developers need to understand that this is just not acceptable. Rather, the developers of sites must introspect and try to find out why the surfers of the web have come up with such an extension, which totally blocks ads from being seen.
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