<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).