however. And I am just informing people that this "security extension" cannot be trusted with your security. I didn't quite expect the response this prompted -- but I still think it is well-deserved. Somebody who develops security software should have a better understanding of ethics. @100: So if somebody steals from the store down the corner, gets caught and, having no other choice, decides to give the items back that weren't his in the first place do you "move on" as well? No, you don't. You call the police because laws are useless if not enforced. This isn't much different. No criminal act here but it speaks volumes about NoScript's author that he even tried to get away with this. And now he's backing down under public pressure (probably a good idea because Google doesn't take too kindly to people who generate false ad impressions). NoScript's core functionality should be integrated into FF, the same ways tab handling is. It's the same way with TMP /TBE/all the other tab extensions. They integrate nicely into FF, offer plenty of options for us power users and the average user doesn't need to worry about them. Reply from Wladimir Palant: I agree with the last paragraph, I would like to see at least an extension implementing "NoScript's core functionality". The problem is that NoScript's core functionality is not what NoScript is doing -- instead NoScript is a huge conglomerate of various hacks, most of which users don't know about (and don't even want