"
EFF is
launching a new extension for Firefox and Chrome called
Privacy Badger . Privacy Badger automatically detects and blocks spying ads around the Web, and the invisible trackers that feed information to them. You can try it out today."
"Privacy Badger, a new tool from EFF to combat online tracking and spying, is in alpha release and looking for testers: EFF is launching a new extension for Firefox and Chrome called Privacy Badger . Privacy Badger automatically detects and blocks spying ads around the Web, and the invisible trackers that feed information to them. You can try it out today.
Interestingly, the announcement of the alpha release of Privacy Badger came the same day that news broke regarding
"http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/05/yahoo-is-the-latest-company-ignoring-web-users-requests-for-privacy/">Yahoo's decision to no longer respect users' "Do Not Track" browser settings.
Privacy Badger , which is based on the Adblock Plus code, is available for
Chrome and
Firefox . The source for each is available on github and any bugs found should be filed against the relevant
Chrome or
Firefox repositories.
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