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NoScript vs socat

A side-by-side look at NoScript and socat. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

NoScript

NoScript

Security & Privacy

NoScript is a free, open source browser extension for Firefox, Chrome, and other browsers. It allows users to selectively enable and disable JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins on a site-by-site basis for security and privacy reasons.

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socat

socat

Network & Admin

socat is a command line utility that establishes two bidirectional byte streams and transfers data between them. It can be used for various networking and connectivity tasks like creating TCP ports, SOCKS proxies, or UNIX sockets.

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