The Javascript Trap
by Mohamed Jama on Mar.23, 2009, under Flawless
This is an interesting article by Richard Stallman about running running non-free programs on your computer every day without realizing it—through your web browser.
this is a snippet :
You may be running non-free programs on your computer every day without realizing it—through your web browser.
In the free software community, the idea that non-free programs mistreat their users is familiar. Some of us refuse entirely to install proprietary software, and many others consider non-freedom a strike against the program. Many users are aware that this issue applies to the plug-ins that browsers offer to install, since they can be free or non-free.
