Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- Block Trackers
- Browser extension
- Dark Mode
- Content Filtering
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- No Logs
- Ad-free
- Heuristic Detection
- Automatic Looping
- Opera extension
Privacy Badger News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Privacy Badger
EFF updates Privacy Badger to enhance link tracking protection on Google productsThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has unveiled an updated version of Privacy Badger, its ren...
- IanDorfman published news article about Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger's default settings now have local learning off to prevent fingerprintingPopular privacy extension Privacy Badger will be changing its default settings in order to better p...
Recent activities
- amyeelaborate liked Privacy Badger
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What is Privacy Badger?
Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images, scripts and advertising in the pages you visit. If a third party server appears to be tracking you without permission, by using uniquely identifying cookies to collect a record of the pages you visit across multiple sites, Privacy Badger will automatically disallow content from that third party tracker. In some cases a third-party domain provides some important aspect of a page's functionality, such as embedded maps, images, or fonts. In those cases Privacy Badger will allow connections to the third party but will screen out its tracking cookies.
Privacy Badger information
Developed by
Electronic Frontier Foundation Licensing
Open Source and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.7Alternatives
66 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
Web Browsers, Security & PrivacyGitHub repository
- 3,617 Stars
- 414 Forks
- 150 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Very good but redondant with uBlock Origin and offer fewer settings, to choose between the two.
Tracking protection that also converts embedded media to placeholders, and adds GPC support to browsers that don't have it built in.
(It used to detect new trackers automatically, but had to stop when someone figured out how to track that.)
A lot of the trackers blocked by this are already blocked by ublock origin. However I noticed if I turn off ublock to support a free movie/show, some ads still get blocked and I don't have to deal with as many. So I am very thankful for that.
It's an open-source extension from a reputable non-profit. It does not only block tracking cookies, but also blocks some elements from loading automatically. This doesn't replace an ad blocker, but it may provide an extra layer of security.
Great add-on to protect your privacy while surfing the web. Privacy Badger starts blocking once it sees the same tracker on three different websites, Besides automatic tracker blocking, Privacy Badger removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook, Google and Twitter,
This is much better than an ad blocker, you can block trackers manually.
It handles connections automatically, so normally, you don't need to touch it at all; It just works™. The only time you should need to tamper with it is when it accidentally breaks a website. I find that to be a very cool aspect of Privacy Badger.