<s>
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
browser	B-Protocol
extension	I-Protocol
for	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
Opera	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
for	I-Application
Android	I-Application
created	O
by	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
(	O
EFF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
balanced	O
approach	O
to	O
internet	O
privacy	O
between	O
consumers	O
and	O
content	O
providers	O
by	O
blocking	O
advertisements	O
and	O
tracking	B-Application
cookies	I-Application
that	O
do	O
not	O
respect	O
the	O
Do	B-Protocol
Not	I-Protocol
Track	I-Protocol
setting	O
in	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EFF	O
states	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
an	O
advertiser	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
tracking	O
you	O
across	O
multiple	O
websites	O
without	O
your	O
permission	O
,	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
automatically	O
blocks	O
that	O
advertiser	O
from	O
loading	O
any	O
more	O
content	O
in	O
your	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
works	O
by	O
detecting	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
content	O
loaded	O
from	O
third-party	O
domains	O
when	O
you	O
visit	O
a	O
website	O
,	O
then	O
blocking	O
those	O
domains	O
which	O
are	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
tracking	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
code	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Adblock	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
only	O
blocks	O
those	O
ads	O
which	O
come	O
with	O
embedded	O
trackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
noted	O
as	O
one	O
recommended	O
tool	O
in	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
to	O
protect	O
online	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
following	O
security	O
disclosures	O
by	O
the	O
Google	O
Security	O
Team	O
,	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
changed	O
its	O
default	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
EFF	O
announced	O
that	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
had	O
surpassed	O
one	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
reported	O
on	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
alpha	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Paul	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
World	O
,	O
mentions	O
that	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
"	O
only	O
blocks	O
third-party	O
tracking	O
,	O
not	O
first	O
party	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
mentions	O
that	O
prevention	O
of	O
browser	B-Protocol
fingerprinting	I-Protocol
is	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
future	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
notes	O
that	O
if	O
an	O
advertiser	O
makes	O
a	O
commitment	O
to	O
respect	O
Do	B-Protocol
Not	I-Protocol
Track	I-Protocol
requests	O
,	O
their	O
cookies	B-Application
will	O
be	O
unblocked	O
from	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Willis	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
LWN.net,	O
describes	O
the	O
green	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
red	O
sliders	O
of	O
the	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
menu	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
visualization	O
aid	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
toggle	O
the	O
trackers	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
,	O
if	O
desired	O
–	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
browse	O
through	O
than	O
ad	O
blocking	O
add-on	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kif	O
Leswing	O
writing	O
for	O
Gigaom	O
writes	O
,	O
"	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
’s	O
blacklist	O
is	O
generated	O
through	O
heuristic	O
blocking	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
it	O
gets	O
better	O
the	O
longer	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
that	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
"	O
breaks	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
websites	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
considers	O
it	O
important	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
nonprofit	O
organization	O
,	O
and	O
sums	O
it	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
good	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
class	O
of	O
free	O
tracker	O
blockers	O
which	O
function	O
as	O
web	O
browser	B-Protocol
plugins	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
tracker	O
blockers	O
similar	O
to	O
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
include	O
Disconnect	B-Operating_System
,	O
uBlock	B-Protocol
Origin	I-Protocol
,	O
Redmorph	O
and	O
Ghostery	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	B-Operating_System
Badger	I-Operating_System
has	O
also	O
been	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
Blur	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
annual	O
subscription	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
