<p>Back in the early days of the internet, web pages were static, meaning they they contained text and images that were displayed on the screen
<p>Back in the early days of the internet, web pages were static, meaning they they contained text and images that were displayed on the screen
Several different technologies were developed to facilitate dynamic web pages. JavaScript is one of these technologies.</p>
<p>JavaScript is a programming language. Many web servers host programs written in JavaScript, which are sent to devices as part of the web page.
Several different technologies were developed to facilitate dynamic web pages. JavaScript is one of these technologies.</p>
<p>JavaScript is a programming language. Many web servers host programs written in JavaScript, which are sent to devices as part of the web page.
<p>Of course, the concept of running arbitrary programs from a website is potentially dangerous. So there are limitations placed on JavaScript
to keep it from doing things like installing viruses. However, it turns out that these limitations are overly broad.
Below is a screenshot from <a href="http://webkay.robinlinus.com">webkay</a>, which is a website that demonstrates the type of information that
JavaScript can produce about a device. <a href="http://www.browserleaks.com/">Browser Leaks</a> is another good resource.</p>
<p>Of course, the concept of running arbitrary programs from a website is potentially dangerous. So there are limitations placed on JavaScript
to keep it from doing things like installing viruses. However, it turns out that these limitations are overly broad.
Below is a screenshot from <a href="http://webkay.robinlinus.com">webkay</a>, which is a website that demonstrates the type of information that
JavaScript can produce about a device. <a href="http://www.browserleaks.com/">Browser Leaks</a> is another good resource.</p>
<p>For privacy purposes, the ideal would be to browse the internet with JavaScript disabled. However, there are some websites that legitimately require
<p>For privacy purposes, the ideal would be to browse the internet with JavaScript disabled. However, there are some websites that legitimately require
Privacy Browser addresses this by making it easy to toggle JavaScript on and off. Tapping the privacy shield will toggle it between blue
<img src="images/privacy_browser.png" height="16" width="16"> or yellow <img src="images/warning.png" height="16" width="16"> (both of which indicate
that JavaScript is disabled) and red <img src="images/javascript_enabled.png" height="16" width="16"> (JavaScript enabled).
Privacy Browser addresses this by making it easy to toggle JavaScript on and off. Tapping the privacy shield will toggle it between blue
<img src="images/privacy_browser.png" height="16" width="16"> or yellow <img src="images/warning.png" height="16" width="16"> (both of which indicate
that JavaScript is disabled) and red <img src="images/javascript_enabled.png" height="16" width="16"> (JavaScript enabled).
<p>Browsing the internet with JavaScript disabled, and only enabling it if needed, goes a long way to protecting user privacy. In addition, JavaScript
is used to load much of the annoying advertisements and extra cruft that comes along with most modern websites. With it disabled, websites will
<p>Browsing the internet with JavaScript disabled, and only enabling it if needed, goes a long way to protecting user privacy. In addition, JavaScript
is used to load much of the annoying advertisements and extra cruft that comes along with most modern websites. With it disabled, websites will
- load faster, consume less network traffic, and contain less annoying advertisements, instead of those that do things like cover up the text of the
- entire web page.</p>
+ load faster, consume less network traffic, and contain less annoying advertisements, like those that cover up the text of the entire web page.</p>