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Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger · San Francisco, California, USA · founded 2014
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Free browser extension
Read 11 Oct 2026 · privacybadger.org
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- Ad blocking limit
- Privacy Badger is primarily a privacy tool and does not block ads unless they appear to track users.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Browser support
- major-browsersprivacybadger.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Browsing data
- EFF says Privacy Badger will not share browsing data unless the user chooses to share it by filing a broken-site report.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The site says Safari for macOS support is in progress and Safari for iOS appears to lack extension capabilities Privacy Badger needs.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Cookies
- It blocks unique tracking cookies while allowing low-entropy cookies that serve other functions.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Device coverage
- desktop-and-mobileprivacybadger.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Fingerprinting
- It detects canvas-based fingerprinting, while detection of other forms and protection against first-party fingerprinting are described as ongoing projects.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- First-party protection
- It primarily protects against third-party tracking and removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook and Google.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The Privacy Badger source code is licensed under GPLv3+.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Managed devices
- The site directs administrators to its enterprise deployment and configuration document for managed devices.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy signals
- By default, it sends Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track signals to companies users interact with.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Privacy Badger is a browser extension that blocks advertisers and other third-party trackers that track users across websites.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Remote updates
- By default, it receives periodic learning updates from EFF’s Badger Sett project, which discovers trackers on popular websites.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can request help or report bugs by emailing [email protected] or using the GitHub issue tracker.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Tracking detection
- It learns from tracker behavior and blocks or restricts domains it observes tracking, rather than relying only on a human-curated block list.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Widget controls
- It can replace blocked social and other potentially useful widgets with click-to-activate placeholders.privacybadger.org · read 11 Oct 2026
