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Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to stop spying

quently Asked Questions - What is Privacy Badger? - How is Privacy Badger different from other blocking extensions? - Who makes Privacy Badger? - How does Privacy Badger work? - What is a third party tracker? - What do the red, yellow and green sliders in the Privacy Badger menu mean? - Why does Privacy Badger block ads? - Why doesn't Privacy Badger block all ads? - What is Global Privacy Control (GPC)? - What about tracking by the sites I actively visit, like NYTimes.com or Facebook.com? - Does Privacy Badger contain a list of blocked sites? - How was the cookie blocking yellowlist created? - Does Privacy Badger prevent fingerprinting? - Does Privacy Badger consider every cookie to be a tracking cookie? - Will you be supporting any other browsers besides Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Opera? - Can I download Privacy Badger directly from eff.org? - I run a domain that uses cookies or other tracking. How do I stop Privacy Badger from blocking me? - Where can I find general information about Privacy Badger that I can use for a piece I'm writing? - As an administrator, how do I configure Privacy Badger on my managed devices? - What is the Privacy Badger license? Where is the Privacy Badger source code? - How can I support Privacy Badger? - How does Privacy Badger handle social media widgets? - How do I uninstall/remove Privacy Badger? - Is Privacy Badger compatible with other extensions, including adblockers? - Is Privacy Badger compatible with Firefox's built-in privacy protections? - Why does my browser connect to fastly.com IP addresses on startup after installing Privacy Badger? - Why does Privacy Badger need access to my data for all websites? - Why aren't videos loading on YouTube? Why isn't Privacy Badger blocking ads on YouTube? - I need help! I found a bug! What do I do now? What is Privacy Badger? Privacy Badger is a browser extension that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web.

We make free tools like Privacy Badger, publish educational guides, testify before lawmakers about technology, and fight for the public interest in court—all thanks to support from EFF’s members. At a more technical level, Privacy Badger keeps track of the “third party” domains that embed images, scripts and advertising in the pages you visit. We are doing things in this order because the most scandalous, intrusive and objectionable form of online tracking is that conducted by companies you’ve often never heard of and have no relationship with.

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