TBBundle, Browser javascript

[Lee]

krishna e bera wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 09:57:49PM +0000, Lee wrote:
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>> I'm trying out the Tor Browser Bundle, and I see Javascript is enabled  
>> in the browser. Can I turn this off or is that option required left on  
>> for certain functionality in the bundle?
>>     
>
> Torbutton, when enabled, protects you from many different types of
> threats to anonymity and security, even when javascript is turned on.  
> See https://torbutton.torproject.org/ 
> for more information on what exactly it does and does not do.
>
> However, javascript is not required for either Torbutton or 
> Tor Browser Bundle functionality, so you can turn javascript off
> for additional security.
>   
Thanks, Krishna.

I'd read up a little on the details, including how Torbutton mitigates 
'all known' javascript threats. However it did sound (to me) as if the 
Torbutton 'used' javascript in some way, so I was unsure of whether the 
browser setting was critical.
I assume you speak from an informed standpoint, so thanks for clarifying 
I can indeed turn the javascript off in the browser with no negative 
effects on the bundle's intended functionality.

Lee

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