"Data Detox Kit" by Tactical Technology Collective & Mozilla

[juan]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:48:47 -0500
Steve Kinney <admin at pilobilus.net> wrote:


> People have superstitious beliefs about most of the things they know
> exist but don't understand.  They know Javascript exists but they do
> not know how it works, therefore it must be either Good or Evil.  In
> this frame of reference, Evil would be the "most correct" answer,
> because Javascript does get used for Evil purposes like diverting
> users' web browsers to hostile sites, inflicting unwanted porn ads 


	LMAO - evil porn - spoken like a true christian eh



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> In more rational terms, Javascript is neither Good nor Evil, it's just
> software that web browsers download from websites and run
> automatically.

	Of course JS by itself is just one of dozens
	of  very shitty scripting languages yet the way JS is used in
	the 'web 2.0' is 'evil'. 


> Most often Javascript qualifies as "junk software",
> eating system resources and annoying website visitors for no reason
> other than fashion.  Javascript that enables browsers to present
> interactive maps, online games etc. would qualify as Good. 

	not really - it would be better if you used well defined
	clients for that sort of thing. 


> The most
> widely distributed Javascript code in the world is the Google
> Analytics tracker; this code qualifies as Evil, since most users do
> NOT want their browsing habits to be under total surveillance, and
> doubly so because most users have no idea it exists.
> 
> Calling a website that teaches people how to AVOID most user
> surveillance and profiling on the networks Evil because it uses
> Javascript seems a bit silly to me.  


	if you are referring to me, I didn't say that detox site was
	'evil', I said and repeat it is a  joke.

	Hell, even the majority of sites that use javashit extensively
	display most of their content even when javashit is disabled.





> The site teachers users about
> Javascript and how to control it, along with lots of other privacy and
> security information and tools.  As a net result, users gain a LOT
> more control over their privacy and security situation relative to the
> Internet.
> 
> Would the Data Detox Kit be a "better" website without Javascript?  I
> think so.  Its designers think otherwise.  They probably base their
> position on an assessment that they way /they/ use Javascript makes
> the site more convenient for most end users, leading to more public
> uptake of the privacy and security tools and information provided.

	bullshit



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