Privacy Badger
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Privacy Badger, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Privacy Badger's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free browser extension |
The facts
Each one read from Privacy Badger's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Ad blocking limit
- Privacy Badger is primarily a privacy tool and does not block ads unless they appear to track users.checked 11 Oct 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.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cookies
- It blocks unique tracking cookies while allowing low-entropy cookies that serve other functions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Fingerprinting
- It detects canvas-based fingerprinting, while detection of other forms and protection against first-party fingerprinting are described as ongoing projects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- First-party protection
- It primarily protects against third-party tracking and removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook and Google.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The Privacy Badger source code is licensed under GPLv3+.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy signals
- By default, it sends Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track signals to companies users interact with.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Privacy Badger is a browser extension that blocks advertisers and other third-party trackers that track users across websites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Remote updates
- By default, it receives periodic learning updates from EFF’s Badger Sett project, which discovers trackers on popular websites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can request help or report bugs by emailing [email protected] or using the GitHub issue tracker.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Widget controls
- It can replace blocked social and other potentially useful widgets with click-to-activate placeholders.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- major-browserschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Device coverage
- desktop-and-mobilechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Managed devices
- The site directs administrators to its enterprise deployment and configuration document for managed devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The site links to browser-extension installations for Chrome, Firefox, Firefox for Android, Edge, Edge for Android, Opera, and Brave.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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