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Privacy Tools: Compare What Each Tool Does

Compare privacy tools by features, price, and what each provider can see.

4 tools foundEach profile lists its use case, limits, sources and research status.
Tracker Blockers
Stay away

Avast Online Security & Privacy

A browser extension suite whose privacy record includes a major FTC enforcement action involving browsing data.

Best forNot recommended by Vanishio while better-documented alternatives are available.
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Tracker Blockers
Private

uBlock Origin

An open-source content blocker that filters many ads and tracking requests using lists you choose.

Best forBlocking unwanted page requests in a supported browser.
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Tracker Blockers
Private

Privacy Badger

A browser extension from the Electronic Frontier Foundation that learns to block some third-party trackers.

Best forAdding a tracker-blocking layer to a supported desktop browser.
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Tracker Blockers
Somewhat Private

AdGuard Home

A self-hosted DNS filter that can block many known ad and tracker domains for devices on your network.

Best forHouseholds that want network-wide DNS filtering and can maintain a small server.
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