Just to re-iterate the article, NoScript runs ads on their website to generate some revenue. Adblock Plus normally blocks these ads, but NoScript whitelists itself (along with a few other partner developer websites) in Adblock Plus "without" end-user permission, and without making a genuine effort to notify users it's doing this. It hacks Adblock Plus from working on its sites, basically.
You can disable NoScript's "modification" to Adblock Plus by doing the following in Firefox:
1) Tools -> Add-ons -> Adblock Plus -> Preferences
2) Collapse the "Filter subscription: EasyList (USA)" list.
3) Uncheck "Enabled" for the "Filter subscription: NoScript Developer Support Filterset" list.
Now when NoScript installs an update, and loads its webpage full of ads, Adblock Plus won't be blocked from doing its duty. Unless of course NoScript re-enables the filter...
There's a very good reason to run NoScript: most web developers still don't understand CSRF, and hence many web applications are vulnerable to CSRF attacks. Running NoScript prevents untrusted sites from exploiting CSRF holes in sites that you care about.
That said I don't personally run NoScript (I use Safari), but I totally understand people who do.
You can disable NoScript's "modification" to Adblock Plus by doing the following in Firefox:
1) Tools -> Add-ons -> Adblock Plus -> Preferences
2) Collapse the "Filter subscription: EasyList (USA)" list.
3) Uncheck "Enabled" for the "Filter subscription: NoScript Developer Support Filterset" list.
Now when NoScript installs an update, and loads its webpage full of ads, Adblock Plus won't be blocked from doing its duty. Unless of course NoScript re-enables the filter...