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andrewducker

Interesting Links for 22-11-2017

Nov 22, 2017 12:00

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gonzo21 November 22 2017, 12:24:00 UTC

I'm astonished that a website can run software in a browser that records key strokes and mouse movements. Didn't think they could do that in a browser.

andrewducker November 22 2017, 22:41:01 UTC

Oh yes - basic Javascript has an "OnKeyPress" event to allow the page to respond to keypresses in any way a developer wants (which allows for games, document editors, etc).

gonzo21 November 23 2017, 16:57:47 UTC

Good lord. In that case I'm sort of more surprised more websites aren't doing it.

Is there any way to block it? Is it one of those random javascript things that NoScript blocks on websites for me?

/ clueless about this stuff.

andrewducker November 25 2017, 16:32:11 UTC

NoScript blocks all Javascript, so you can make use of that without any issues.

(Other than sites which don't work without Javascript, which is an increasing number of them)

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