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    So what are the risks of having illegal ROMs, anyway?

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    • ClydeC
      Clyde
      last edited by Clyde

      @crush said in So what are the risks of having illegal ROMs, anyway?:

      In Chrome under privacy and security settings block javascript.
      Now no site can use javascript without your permission.
      Get this addon to simply give or revoke javascript permission with the press of a button. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-javascript-switcher/geddoclleiomckbhadiaipdggiiccfje

      I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin against ads and uMatrix against scripts and other active content in webpages. Both are also available for Chrome/ium.

      @yfzdude said in So what are the risks of having illegal ROMs, anyway?:

      I prefer browser extensions that default to blocking but give you the option to selectively enable the scripts one at a time until the website starts working properly.

      Me too, and as a neat but also sometimes horrifying bonus you'll see how many external scripts and content providers many websites are loading nowadays – with at least your IP shared among all of them if your browser is allowed to contact them.

      @A Former User said in So what are the risks of having illegal ROMs, anyway?:

      If it's just advertisements then I would say who cares, sure they're annoying but generally are not harmful

      With some exceptions like Malware Hidden In Banner Ads Served Up To Millions already being reality.

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      • MortalWombatM
        MortalWombat @Clyde
        last edited by

        @clyde and to the rest of youse talking about privacy issues related to your browsers, you can also try checking out the Brave browser, which apparently blocks ads and website trackers (and no, I don't work for Brave or am I getting anything for mentioning it, just heard it mentioned in a computer course I was in...).

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        • ClydeC
          Clyde @MortalWombat
          last edited by Clyde

          @mortalwombat I know Brave, and a good friend of mine is a big fan of it. I just prefer Firefox for the time being, because I'm used to it, it isn't based on Chromium (I don't like Google), and it doesn't have a somewhat controversial business model like Brave does.

          That said, I wouldn't discourage people from using Chromium (with the proper privacy addons) or Brave, since those are still preferable to even more controversial browsers like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

          As for addons, I forgot to mention Privacy Badger from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). It's available for Firefox, Chrome/ium, Edge, and Opera.

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            retropi19 @Clyde
            last edited by mitu

            @clyde for sure this guy is a heaven in copyright
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