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Privacy Badger

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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...

Overview of Privacy Badger extension

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Platforms

  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Opera
  • Mozilla Firefox  Direct .xpi link available
4.7 / 5 Avg rating (17)
291 likes
9comments

Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Block Trackers
  2.  Browser extension
  3.  Dark Mode
  4.  No Tracking
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Content Filtering
  7.  Ad-free
  8.  No Logs
  9.  Heuristic Detection
  10.  Automatic Looping
  11.  Opera extension

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  • Eighty-nine, ver, boomflex and Janix40 liked Privacy Badger
    about 7 hours ago
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    POX added Privacy Badger as alternative to WebShield
    18 days ago
  • kelsonv reviewed Privacy Badger  
    24 days ago

    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.)

  • kelsonv liked Privacy Badger
    24 days ago
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    POX added Privacy Badger as alternative to Kagi Privacy Pass
    about 1 month ago
  • sebastianpaczoski liked Privacy Badger
    about 2 months ago
  • Myrano rated Privacy Badger  
    2 months ago
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Comments and Reviews

   
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RemovedUser
  
Top positive commentJul 5, 2020

Very good but redondant with uBlock Origin and offer fewer settings, to choose between the two.

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Kelson V
  
Positive commentFeb 27, 2025

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.)

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RemovedUser
  
Positive comment
Pending approval

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.

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BubbleTea
  
Positive commentMay 22, 2022

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.

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kfua
  
Positive commentJun 14, 2019

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,

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sam
  
Positive commentMar 18, 2019

This is much better than an ad blocker, you can block trackers manually.

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Buster_Blue
  
Positive commentMay 11, 2018

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.

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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 4.7 (17 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    65 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Web BrowsersSecurity & Privacy

GitHub repository

  •  3,335 Stars
  •  395 Forks
  •  142 Open Issues
  •   Updated Mar 21, 2025 
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Our users have written 9 comments and reviews about Privacy Badger, and it has gotten 291 likes

Privacy Badger was added to AlternativeTo by tabakis on May 2, 2014 and this page was last updated Dec 20, 2024.