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Definitely, we have been working on generating insights from comparisons to other content blockers as part of Badger Sett scans. There are a few academic studi

• sky-kedge0749 4y ago
  Thanks! Do any significant disadvantages of Privacy Badger stand out to you, contrasted with uBlock Origin? The biggest problem I can think of is that uBlock Origin will immediately prevent me from loading content that could be dangerous, while Privacy Badger has to visit dangerous content enough times to learn to block it, which is less good for security. On the other hand the big advantage to me for Privacy Badger is that it doesn't depend on manually-curated lists. uBlock Origin nicely wraps the block lists but when it comes down to it you are giving control over your browsing experience to the random volunteers building these lists, which, who knows? Though I'm not accusing anyone of anything.
  • ghostwords 4y ago
    It may be that Privacy Badger is more likely to break the Web than manual list-based blockers, just due to the nature of automated learning. Regarding having to see dangerous content multiple times: - Privacy Badger gets remote learning at this point from Badger Sett, so most common trackers should be accounted for. - Privacy Badger isn't so much a security tool as a privacy tool. Yes, blocking trackers is good for security, but it's not the primary objective. The primary objective is to stop non-consensual pervasive tracking. In this light, having to see tracking a few times before deciding to block it is a reasonable approach.