Help EFF Test Privacy Badger, Our New Tool to Stop Creepy Online Tracking

You may be right, but I'm using it along with uBlock; they seem to get along ok.

 

I am finding that it doesnt add anything to my combination of adblock plus, cookie self destruct and host file edits. Great for the general population though.

 

I'm now testing it as well on Firefox, it does indeed seem to be working fine. The GUI is a bit slow though, IMO they should copy the style of Ghostery.

 

Any one who would read on the EFF Web site the answer to "Why doesn't Privacy Badger block all ads?" (and some others) will know it doesn't do a poor job, but it does the job as it was designed to do. The developer's FAQ... Go figure!!

 

Regarding the "click-dead, frozen Loading..." GUI issue as in FPGA 88's -02.png screenshot in post #39 on page two:

github postings indicate one solution is restoring dom.storage.enabled to true (the default) will resolve the issue. It did for me in Cyberfox64-Intel Portable.

I've had dom.storage.enabled set to false in Firefox and variations of Mozilla browsers for as far back as I can remember, a long time.

I wonder also why that became an issue when Privacy Badger went from 0.99.0 to 1.00 as I have been using PB betas since March when it was 0.2.5.

It seems EFF might fix the issue so as to allow users to return to zapping dom storage.

 

Those of you who are awaiting solution for the latest update, there is a temporary solution.

Remove the latest and first try 0.99 first, and if that does not work, then go for 0.2.6, one that works for everyone. Also, don’t forget to disable updates.

0.99, seems to be working for many having UI problems. Certainly works for me. As for dom.storage, it is not permanent fix for everyone.

Let us know about 0.99, I’m interested how many of you will resolve issues with this version, and how many are only saved with 0.2.6.

 

Any added benefit using Privacy Badger on top of uBlock (is it origin?)

And is PB code based on ABP still?

 

I'm using uBlock not uBlock Origin. As for benefit I often see both of them showing a number for blocked elements on websites.

 

I really enjoy the porn ads they allow, went back to ublock and go figure, no porn popups

 

You make it sound like porn popups are a bad thing.

PB doesn't block popups. PB acts only on tracker or spying behaviors, and currently only from third party domains. It doesn't care if the content is porn or the latest diet fad. The EFF has gone through a great deal of effort to explain exactly what PB does and doesn't do.

But here we learn that PB isn't uBlock. Who knew? Tip-of-the-spear, edge-of-the-sword breakthrough illumination, indeed. Alert the media!

 

It's weird that this needs repeating. I use Privacy Badger and uBlock together with good results, ie no ads and trackers blocked without breaking websites.

 

Thanks Vickek. Interesting!!
I have installed PB on top of my Origin version (which is configured in Medium Blocking mode), just to see if it blocks anything which is not covered by uBlock Origin.

After few minutes (actually more) of browsing, i have observed the following -

- PB will block little early in the blocking pipeline. Hence if it finds any thing tracking, it will be blocked first, even uBlock0/uBlock has a rule to block it.
- Till now it just blocked GoogleAnalytics.com. At that times, i see this entry missing in uBlockO mini Matrix UI
- I see PB just flags that it blocked 3rd Party Cookies, even though it is indeed blocked by my Browser settings ( i assumed, as my browser configured to deny 3P Cookies). Confirmed, by allowing the domain in PB PopUP UI. (does PB has kind of console, or anything to show what it blocked or what it not)​

I will just use it for couple of days more, to see how it fares and see if one needs to use multiple similar ad-dons, to achieve the same purpose (i.e., to prevent unwanted to connections a website make).

Note: These observations made on FF v40 (block 3P cookies in browser settings), uBlock Origin (Medium Mode, All privacy options checked, and some additional filter lists under Multipurpose section)

 

I've also wondered if there might be redundancy even though uBlock and Privacy Badger were both showing hits. Thanks for doing the in-depth study. I look forward to what more you learn about it.

 

In Firefox 40.0.2 allow only 1P cookies or both 1P and 3P cookies with EFF Privacy Bager 1.0?

 

Unfortunate incompatibility now, and hope this gets sorted asap...

 

Thanks. Sorry, forgot to update the post here. I have used PB with uBlockO for around 5 days or so. And observations were still the same.
I did not see any benefit using PB on top of uBlockO (in medium blocking mode). Hence removed it.

Strange thing is, it identified 31 trackers after using for 5 days, and said it blocked cookies from them. And my Firefox is configured to stop 3rd party cookies. Not sure, what it blocked, looks like its giving a false sense of security by stating it blocked cookies from those 31 trackers

 

Privacy Badger is now pre-installed in Avira Scout.
October 7, 2015
http://blog.avira.com/avira-scout-cookie-overkill-trackers/

 

Is this Privacy?

 

As one of history's greatest statesmen said, it all depends on what your definition of "is" is.

Avira Scout bundles Privacy Badger. Privacy Badger is not Avira Price Comparison. And Avira's got your back. What's the issue??

 

Introducing Badger Swarm: New Project Helps Privacy Badger Block Ever More Trackers

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/privacy-badger-learns-block-ever-more-trackers

 

Many thanks for the tips @BoerenkoolMetWorst

 

To be honest, I'm a bit skeptical about this auto-learning stuff of Privacy Badger, this was what actually turned me off about it. It sounds a bit too intrusive, I wonder if these guys can be fully trusted.

 

You either didn't read the linked post and/or you otherwise seriously misunderstand Privacy Badger and the linked subject entirely.

 

You're right, I think I misunderstood. I forgot that Privacy Badger isn't using auto-learning by default any more. And this Badger Swarm tool is not running on the users machine, but it can be used to discover tracking techniques. It does sound interesting, perhaps I can use it besides uBlock Origin. But yeah, Privacy Badger at first gave me a bit of the Ghostery vibe. Great tool, but I wondered how trusthworthy these guys were. But this stuff gives me more confidence.