Dynamic Firewall?

[Renegade]

Does anyone know of a simple firewall that can block Facebook in a browser from constantly calling home?

I leave my browser open with a million tabs, and just can't see any reason for Facebook to incessantly call home non-stop.

I'd just want to block it while the tab isn't active (best case), or block it while my browser isn't active (worst case).

[f0dder]

The usual AdBlockPlus + NoScript (in whitelist mode) trick? There's some more specific social-media-backtrack-blocking addons available as well, but I have no experience with those.

[Renegade]

The usual AdBlockPlus + NoScript (in whitelist mode) trick? There's some more specific social-media-backtrack-blocking addons available as well, but I have no experience with those.

-f0dder (July 25, 2011, 12:23 PM)

I don't run Firefox anymore because it's just way to heavy. So... That limits things... But a blanket solution is still bad. I'd like an intelligent solution, but I fear that's probably too esoteric.

[joiwind]

Peerblock ?
hosts file ?
The Proxomitron ?

Use K-Meleon as browser ... ?   

[f0dder]

I don't run Firefox anymore because it's just way to heavy. So... That limits things... But a blanket solution is still bad. I'd like an intelligent solution, but I fear that's probably too esoteric.

-Renegade (July 25, 2011, 01:02 PM)

So you'd rather try to block one single thing instead of getting a generally higher level of protection?

Chrome has ABP, and I'm sure there's noscript equivalents as well.