Reviews for Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger by EFF Technologists
Review by Dark_Ronius
Rated 5 out of 5
by Dark_Ronius, 8 years agoAdd-on, for me, largely replaces the old Ghostery add-on (which no longer blocks cookies or apparently much at all really). The traffic light system is insanely simple to understand, and makes it quick and easy to fine-tune your experience. It would be great if you could combine a filterlist with it so you have instant, out of the box protection without having to install an ad-blocker. It would also be great if it provided some indicator on why it considers a url to be tracking you- a hit count for each attempted access, for example, or even just make the title text for each site a darker font (and vice versa).
Also, I know they have done it for a while now, but I respect EFF for finally producing their Add-Ons on the official Firefox repository... Although they probably didn't have a choice with it impossible to install unsigned add ons now on anything but the Developer version of the browser. I feel this is what EFF should have done all along, to counter clones appearing instead, along with maybe a warning about Firefox's policies. Although I'm in support of the reasons EFF declined to upload add-ons like https Everywhere for such a long time, for me the ultimate aim of getting the protection offered to as many users as possible probably should have been the more important focus?
Also, I know they have done it for a while now, but I respect EFF for finally producing their Add-Ons on the official Firefox repository... Although they probably didn't have a choice with it impossible to install unsigned add ons now on anything but the Developer version of the browser. I feel this is what EFF should have done all along, to counter clones appearing instead, along with maybe a warning about Firefox's policies. Although I'm in support of the reasons EFF declined to upload add-ons like https Everywhere for such a long time, for me the ultimate aim of getting the protection offered to as many users as possible probably should have been the more important focus?
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19041341, 3 days agoPrivacy Badger is a must-have extension for anyone serious about protecting their privacy online. Developed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, it's both trustworthy and effective. I really appreciate how it automatically learns to block invisible trackers without breaking websites, unlike some other blockers that need constant tweaking.
The interface is clean and easy to use, and I love that it respects user autonomy—it doesn’t rely on predefined lists but intelligently reacts to tracking behavior. It runs quietly in the background, doing its job without slowing down my browsing experience.
This is one of those rare add-ons that just works. Huge thanks to the EFF team for making a free, open-source tool that empowers users to take control of their data.
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