Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers.

Privacy Badger: Block Trackers Automatically

"Privacy Badger" is an Edge add-on that automatically learns to block invisible trackers by sending Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals, while providing click-to-activate placeholders for useful trackers and removing outgoing tracking links on major platforms.

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Add-on stats

By: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Users: 414,269

-430

Rating: 4.80

(117)

Version: 2025.3.3 (Last updated: 2025-03-03)

Creation date: 2021-11-23

Permissions:

alarms
declarativeNetRequest
privacy
scripting
storage
tabs
webNavigation
webRequest

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 1.88M

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 181

Other rankings

#1 in privacy keyword 53

#11 in data privacy keyword 31

#17 in tracker keyword 56 ▼ 3

#44 in control keyword 36

#47 in learn keyword 53 ▲ 2

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Other platforms

Privacy Badger (v2025.3.3)

1,000,000 4.41

(1,772)

Not available on Android

Privacy Badger (v2025.1.29)

1,869,585 4.80

(2,653)

User reviews

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 Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Excellent tool for enhancing online privacy
Effective at blocking unwanted ads and tracking
User-friendly, easy to turn off for specific sites
Trusted organization behind the tool (EFF)
Works well alongside other privacy tools (e.g., Pi-hole, Ghostery)

Cons

Technical issues with initialization (e.g., 'Privacy Badger failed to initialize')
Can block useful features on specific websites (e.g., ChatGPT)
Occasional bugs that affect performance on popular sites (e.g., Amazon, government websites)
Concerns regarding data collection and privacy policy transparency

Most mentioned

Privacy Badger is a must-have for online privacy.
It effectively blocks ads and tracking across the web.
Users report mixed experiences regarding reliability and initialization issues.
Many users are concerned about transparency and data collection policies.

User reviews

обновите конец года 10 декабря 2024

by ewan, 2024-12-10

Great extension. The support team is excellent and very responsive: Privacy Badger blocked QLanguo sounds. In no time it has been fixed. I make a donation. Thanks

by Maurice, 2024-09-16

Siempre la instalo.

by Fernando, 2024-07-04

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Privacy Badger requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Privacy Badger. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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