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Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web... by rmrfrmrf on Monday September 25, 2017 @08:30PM (#15335278)
1) The system you’re describing wouldn’t have prevented this.

2) Just use NoScript if you’re that paranoid.

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Re:CBS's Showtime caught mining crypto-coins in viewers' web... by hellbanner on Thursday September 28, 2017 @07:35AM (#15356343)
Why would it not have prevented this? If my browser only ran approved Javascripts, it wouldn't be mining coins.
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