Privacy Badger & Google Analytics #335

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2017-09-10T10:15:44Z

woctezuma commented

2017-09-10 10:15:44 +00:00

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I see that Privacy Badger is listed in first position in the section called Excellent Firefox Privacy Add-ons.

I would like to point out that Privacy Badger is unable by design to detect and block trackers such as Google Analytics. This is not the case with uBlock Origin, for which privacy-related subscription lists do block Google Analytics.

To put it simply: Google Analytics is considered first-party and not blocked by Privacy Badger. The current heuristic of Privacy Badger is too limited, and it does not look like it is going to change. I think it is important that users are aware of this limitation of Privacy Badger and do not imagine that uBlock Origin is not needed when using Privacy Badger.

My review about it on Mozilla Addons was deleted. My second review about it was also deleted. My third review is currently still on there, but for how long?

You can easily check it by yourself by installing uBO-Scope:
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/ubo-scope/

You can also check the discussions on the Github repository of Privacy Badger:
https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues/340
https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues/367

I see that _Privacy Badger_ is listed in first position in the section called [Excellent Firefox Privacy Add-ons](https://i.imgur.com/FjsyBMY.png). ![screencapture](https://i.imgur.com/FjsyBMY.png) I would like to point out that _Privacy Badger_ is **unable by design** to detect and block trackers such as _Google Analytics_. This is not the case with _uBlock Origin_, for which privacy-related subscription lists do block _Google Analytics_. To put it simply: _Google Analytics_ is considered first-party and not blocked by _Privacy Badger_. The current heuristic of _Privacy Badger_ is too limited, and it does not look like it is going to change. I think it is important that users are aware of this limitation of Privacy Badger and do not imagine that _uBlock Origin_ is not needed when using _Privacy Badger_. My review about it [on Mozilla Addons](https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/) was deleted. My second review about it was also deleted. My third review is currently still on there, but for how long? You can easily check it by yourself by installing uBO-Scope: https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/ubo-scope/ You can also check the discussions on the Github repository of _Privacy Badger_: https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues/340 https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues/367

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Hillside502 commented

2017-09-10 11:02:30 +00:00

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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/reviews/917905/

ghost commented

2017-11-13 22:47:40 +00:00

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I think it is important that users are aware of this limitation of Privacy Badger and do not imagine that uBlock Origin is not needed when using Privacy Badger.

I agree.

Can you create a PR?

> I think it is important that users are aware of this limitation of Privacy Badger and do not imagine that uBlock Origin is not needed when using Privacy Badger. I agree. Can you create a PR?

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woctezuma commented

2019-07-10 12:49:00 +00:00

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For info, it seems that the Google Analytics issue might have been fixed.

For info, it seems that the Google Analytics issue might have been [fixed](https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues/574#issuecomment-510036366).

beerisgood commented

2019-07-10 14:22:35 +00:00

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After years..

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