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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
Features
Privacy Badger News & Activities
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Recent News
- POX published news article about Privacy BadgerEFF updates Privacy Badger to enhance link tracking protection on Google products
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has unveiled an updated version of Privacy Badger, its ren...
- IanDorfman published news article about Privacy BadgerPrivacy Badger's default settings now have local learning off to prevent fingerprinting
Popular privacy extension Privacy Badger will be changing its default settings in order to better p...
Recent activities
- POX added Privacy Badger as alternative to WebShield
- kelsonv reviewed Privacy Badger
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
- POX added Privacy Badger as alternative to Kagi Privacy Pass
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- Myrano rated Privacy Badger
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Web Browsers, Security & PrivacyGitHub repository
- 3,335 Stars
- 395 Forks
- 142 Open Issues
- Updated Mar 21, 2025
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.