{
  "id": 15627045,
  "title": "EFF Launches Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/eff-launches-privacy-badger-for-safari-on-macos",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T16:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EFF Deeplinks",
    "slug": "eff-deeplinks",
    "url": "https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-launches-privacy-badger-safari-macos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights nonprofit, has made its popular privacy tool, Privacy Badger, available for Safari on macOS. Safari users can now download the free browser extension to protect themselves from data brokers and online surveillance. Over 4 million individuals already use Privacy Badger to stand against tracking and online surveillance.\n\nPrivacy Badger, ranked as one of the top ad tracker blockers by trusted sources like The Wirecutter, Consumer Reports, and PC Mag, operates differently from other extensions. Developed by EFF to prevent companies from spying online, it automatically learns to block hidden trackers on the web, along with other privacy-protecting features.\n\nAccording to Lena Cohen, a Staff Technologist at EFF, most websites contain invisible tracking code that collects, shares, and profits from users' personal data. This tracking can lead to creepy ads and have far-reaching consequences, as once personal information enters the data broker ecosystem, it becomes nearly impossible to control who accesses it or how it's used.\n\nSafari users can take advantage of Privacy Badger's enhanced protection beyond the browser's built-in privacy features. While Safari limits information trackers can access in its default browsing mode, Privacy Badger blocks online trackers from loading in the first place, preventing them from tracking users using techniques that evade Safari's protections.\n\nWith this launch, Privacy Badger is now accessible on all major desktop browsers. EFF, the leading nonprofit defending online civil liberties, is committed to fighting mass surveillance in various ways—through courts, activism, and by providing free privacy-protecting tools like Privacy Badger. Users can join the fight against online tracking by installing Privacy Badger themselves, sharing information with friends and family, or supporting the extension.\n\nFor more information on Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS, visit https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/announcing-privacy-badger-safari-macos. Learn about the dangers of online tracking at https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back, and understand how Privacy Badger works at https://privacybadger.org/. For press inquiries, contact press@eff.org. Tags: Privacy Badger, Ad trackers, Surveillance, Advertising.",
  "summary": "Free Tracker Blocker Used by Millions Will Protect Even More Users' Privacy SAN FRANCISCO—Privacy Badger, the award-winning tracker blocker made by the member-supported digital rights nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), is now available for Safari on macOS. Safari users can download the free browser extension today and join the more than 4 million people using Privacy Badger to take a…",
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        "outlet": "EFF Deeplinks",
        "title": "Announcing Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/announcing-privacy-badger-for-safari-on-macos",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:02:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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