Google Chrome will soon be able to block JavaScript redirects when users click on a web page link that opens a URL in either a new window or new tab.

If you tell Chrome to block JavaScript on all sites by default, when you browse to a site that uses JavaScript, the upper right corner of the browser displays a box with a red “X” through it.

If you tell Chrome to block JavaScript on all sites by default, when you browse to a site that uses JavaScript, the upper right corner of the browser displays a box with a red “X” through it.

The aim is to block third-party scripts that use "browser re-identification" tricks to extract info about your browser and device.

uBlock Origin, one of the most popular ad blockers today, has released an update over the weekend that adds an option to block JavaScript (JS) execution on a page altogether. What this means is ...