Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers.

What is Privacy Badger?
'Privacy Badger' is an Edge add-on designed for user privacy. It has an auto-learning mechanism to block invisible trackers that ignore 'Do Not Track' requests and opt you out of data sharing or selling. Beyond blocking, this add-on replaces potential useful trackers with click-to-activate placeholders and offers privacy protections against link click tracking on Facebook and Google. It further champions user needs by offering direct connections with extension devs for help and bug reporting.
Stats
Rating: 4.80 (124)
Version: 2024.2.6 (Last updated: 2024-02-06)
Creation date: 2021-11-23
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • alarms
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • storage
  • privacy
Size: 1.90M
Stats date:

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Privacy Badger (v2024.2.6)
4.42 (1,711) 1,000,000
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Privacy Badger (v2024.2.6)
4.80 (2,414) 1,231,968
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Summary
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Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers. Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger automatically discovers trackers based on their behavior.

Privacy Badger sends the Global Privacy Control signal (https://globalprivacycontrol.org/) to opt you out of data sharing and selling, and the Do Not Track signal (https://www.eff.org/issues/do-not-track) to tell companies not to track you. If trackers ignore your wishes, Privacy Badger will learn to block them.

Besides automatic tracker blocking, Privacy Badger replaces potentially useful trackers (video players, comments widgets, etc.) with click-to-activate placeholders, and removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook and Google, with more privacy protections on the way.

To learn more, see our FAQ at https://privacybadger.org/#faq

To get help or to report bugs, please email extension-devs@eff.org. If you have a GitHub account, you can use our GitHub issue tracker at https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effectively enhances privacy by blocking trackers
  • Complements other privacy and ad-blocking tools like Pi-hole and uBlock Origin
  • Developed by an organization that actively fights for consumer privacy rights
Cons
  • Can sometimes interfere with the functionality of certain websites or services
  • Users report occasional issues with the UI not working on Edge
  • Requires regular updates and maintenance to continue functioning properly
Most mentioned
  • Protects user privacy by blocking trackers
  • Compatibility issues with certain websites
  • Concerns about the extension’s own privacy policy and data handling
Recent reviews
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by Latoyia, 2024-03-14

Cuiden sus cookies de Mr. Zucker.
by Edgar, 2024-02-22

Good, but appears to lock out ChatGPT on the OpenAI website.
by Malcolm, 2024-02-02
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Safety
Risk impact

Privacy Badger is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Privacy Badger if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Privacy Badger is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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