[tor-bugs] #10772 [Tor bundles/installation]: Torbutton/Noscript plugin settings ambiguous to user

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#10772: Torbutton/Noscript plugin settings ambiguous to user
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     Reporter:  gilidula                  |      Owner:  erinn
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |    Version:
   Resolution:                            |   Keywords:  tbb-usability
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 This really isn't an easy fix in terms just putting the checkboxes back on
 in the prefs.  The root issue is that none of those check boxes should be
 there.  The root issue is that noscript has a decent amount of
 functionality that shouldn't be exposed to the user, because we are
 already messing with it somewhere else, either in patches or in torbutton,
 or in prefs--or they are settings we must not let users change, like the
 ABE stuff for instance, or the HTTPS stuff--since we ship HTTPS
 Everywhere, it is again redundant there.

 This ticket maybe should be renamed to "Redundant interfaces in Tor
 Browser", or something.

 So the only solution I really see to this is forking noscript into
 torbutton somehow.   I am no JS person, so I personally wounldn't know how
 viable this is.

 Quick Fix:  Essentially all that is required is hiding some of the
 interfaces from the user, and insuring the correct default settings

 Best Fix:  Putting all these interfaces into Torbutton, I think?

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