Google announces privacy settings change across products; users can’t opt out

[Lionessa]

20. I'm good at controlling my browser, Firefox, but I don't know so much about

social media. What I do know is that Google has its tentacles throughout the web, social media sites, and I think youtube as well. So when I use those sites I allow google related scripts, as soon as I leave I disallow google scripts. What's nice it that after installing the NoScript add-on, you can click on the icon and it tells you all the sites that are trying to use scripts on each page, so you can allow only the necessary ones. Between it and AdBlock, I never see ads or have videos running or ads blasting at me when I arrive on a site. If I want to watch a vid or because I want to unlock a scripted game, I have to watch an ad. The just all overt the page ads I never see.

Anyway, you have to learn to use noScript or you'll get frustrated with pages not loading completely and some elements not showing. Just always know that if a click doesn't work or media that is mentioned but you can't see it or it's controls, check your noScript, probably you have to allow something.