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Users turn to EFF's Privacy Badger to block hidden trackers

Original: I just installed Privacy Badger, a browser extension from @ eff that automatically learns to block hidden trackers https

Privacy Badger, a free browser extension from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is drawing attention as people install it to automatically detect and block hidden third-party trackers. The extension learns as users browse, blocking trackers without a fixed blocklist. One user noted a workaround for Android: since Chrome does not support extensions on mobile, Chrome-based browsers like Vivaldi can still run it.

Why now: Growing concern over online tracking is prompting users to share and recommend privacy tools.

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• I just installed Privacy Badger, a browser extension from @ eff that automatically learns to block hidden trackers https:// privacybadger.org/ The EFF site says Chrome on Android doesn't support extensions, but I'm using Vivaldi (Chrome-based), which does. Badger installed, but… · mcpinson@mas.to · 2

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