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ghostwords
·há 5 meses·discuss
Moving the toggle for "accounts.google.com" to full blocking in Privacy Badger ought to do it.

Heads up, full blocking of "accounts.google.com" will break some login pages entirely. But it is a good domain to fully block as long as you're comfortable using the "Disable for this site" button when something goes wrong.
ghostwords
·há 5 meses·discuss
Nah, Privacy Badger is different. PB doesn't use ad blocker lists and comes with its own special features like replacing tweets with click-to-activate placeholders. And if you want to block all ads, PB works well in combination with ad blockers.

As for Firefox’s Total Cookie Protection, cookies are not the only tracking vector: https://privacybadger.org/#Is-Privacy-Badger-compatible-with...
ghostwords
·há 6 meses·discuss
With my cookie question I meant, what's the point of managing cookies if you already do a good job of blocking trackers?

Re fingerprint, similar question: why does this matter if you do a good job of blocking common trackers that perform fingerprinting?
ghostwords
·há 6 meses·discuss
>You need multiple extensions

(I develop Privacy Badger.) There are significant benefits to adding PB or uBO to a browser that doesn't already ship with a real built-in ad blocker. While PB and uBO work well together and you may want to use both for various reasons, I wouldn't say you need both. Either one is enough by itself for most people.

>HTTPS Everywhere

HTTPS Everywhere has been deprecated and eventually removed from extension stores a few years ago: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/https-actually-everywh...

>Phishing detection

Why isn't what's built into browsers enough?

>Cookie auto-delete

Why bother when blocking trackers and ads?

>Pop-up blocking

Is that the same as the various "annoyances" ad blocker lists?
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Thank you!

>i wasn't sure "report broken site" was actually useful, like this would really get to a human, and matter?

It matters! We generate and respond to daily aggregate reports. We also periodically comb through bunches of raw reports to see what aggregation misses.
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Check out the following links:

- https://privacybadger.org/#Is-Privacy-Badger-compatible-with...

- https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
If you like any of PB's features (like click-to-activate widgets) or want to support EFF's mission and fight for a better web.

For more, see https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Apples and oranges. PB is not ad blocker (doesn't use the same lists), made by a non profit to fight for a better web, comes with unique features.

For more, see https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
This detection is off by default. For more, see https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/privacy-badger-learns-...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
uBlock Origin is an excellent privacy tool. However, uBlock Origin is not a replacement for Privacy Badger (nor is Privacy Badger a replacement for uBlock Origin).

For more see https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...

That wiki page is a bunch of nonsense. For example:

>Redundant with Total Cookie Protection (dFPI)

https://privacybadger.org/#Is-Privacy-Badger-compatible-with...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Click-to-active widget replacement, GPC/DNT enforcement, the ability to turn off uBO entirely for a website when you don't feel like dealing with it and then have PB take care of most problems automatically.

For more, see https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Is this particular to Privacy Badger? Or is it just how it works on Android?
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Sorry about the breakages!

Just FYI, you can always disable Privacy Badger on a particular site by using the "Disable for this site" button in PB's popup.

You can also help make PB better by using the "Report broken site" button in PB's popup.
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
PB is different from other extensions and works well with ad blockers. If you like what PB does, feel free to keep using it.

For more, see https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
What doesn't Privacy Badger cover? (Yes, Privacy Badger is not an ad blocker but it works well with ad blockers.)
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Manual blocking with uBO is hands on. Privacy Badger is (mostly) hands off.

For more, see https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f...
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
We're working on this feature now! Privacy Badger will automatically opt you out of common cookie consent banners, when opting out is an option.
ghostwords
·há 10 meses·discuss
Sorry about the breakages!

Just FYI, you can always disable Privacy Badger on a particular site by using the "Disable for this site" button in PB's popup.

You can also help make PB better by using the "Report broken site" button in PB's popup.