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<blockquote data-quote="oldschool" data-source="post: 826979" data-attributes="member: 71262">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.eff.org/es/deeplinks/2019/07/sharpening-our-claws-teaching-privacy-badger-fight-more-third-party-trackers[/URL]Here’s some info on Privacy Badger’s recent development. I haven’t tried updated version since I don’t have my new laptop yet. It sounds interesting but not sure how it compares to Privacy Possum. I don’t have version #s but its available for both Chrome and Firefox, released earlier this month. Has anyone compared updated Privacy Badger to Privacy Possum? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite132" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure&nbsp; &nbsp; :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" />Edit:&nbsp; Here’s an excerpt -“The latest release of Privacy Badger gives it the power to detect and block a new class of evasive, pervasive third-party trackers, including Google Analytics.Most blocking tools, like uBlock Origin, Ghostery, and Firefox’s native blocking mode (using Disconect’s block lists), use human-curated lists to decide whether to block or allow third-party resources. But Privacy Badger is different. Rather than rely on a list of known trackers, it discovers and learns to block new trackers in the wild. It works using heuristics, or patterns of behavior, to identify trackers.Last week, we updated Privacy Badger with a new heuristic to help it identify trackers that have flown under its radar in the past. Here’s how it works. ... “</blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldschool, post: 826979, member: 71262"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.eff.org/es/deeplinks/2019/07/sharpening-our-claws-teaching-privacy-badger-fight-more-third-party-trackers[/URL] Here’s some info on Privacy Badger’s recent development. I haven’t tried updated version since I don’t have my new laptop yet. It sounds interesting but not sure how it compares to Privacy Possum. I don’t have version #s but its available for both Chrome and Firefox, released earlier this month. Has anyone compared updated Privacy Badger to Privacy Possum? :emoji_thinking: Edit: Here’s an excerpt - “The latest release of Privacy Badger gives it the power to detect and block a new class of evasive, pervasive third-party trackers, including Google Analytics. Most blocking tools, like uBlock Origin, Ghostery, and Firefox’s native blocking mode (using Disconect’s block lists), use human-curated lists to decide whether to block or allow third-party resources. But Privacy Badger is different. Rather than rely on a list of known trackers, it discovers and learns to block new trackers in the wild. It works using heuristics, or patterns of behavior, to identify trackers. Last week, we updated Privacy Badger with a new heuristic to help it identify trackers that have flown under its radar in the past. Here’s how it works. ... “ [/QUOTE]

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