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It depends on the use case. JS makes browser fingerprinting a lot more accurate. If you're using a VPN, I believe JS can leak your real IP, but I'm not positive about that. There's also a big chunk of zero-day attack surface that's gone. Obviously they can't do in-browser bidding scripts for ad space or whatever. Personally I always keep it on, but for some use cases or levels of privacy paranoia, it makes sense.



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