[kwlug-disc] New HTTPS Everywhere push by EFF

[Bob Jonkman]

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Privacy Badger is a different thing than HTTPS Everywhere.

When you browse to an HTTP site HTTPS Everywhere tries common
techniques to switch that to an HTTPS connection, using a large rule
set for specific sites, and possibly some simple heuristics:
http://kwlug.org/ -> https://secure.kwlug.org/

Privacy Badger looks for third-party links on a web page, such as
Facebook "Like" buttons, or "Tweet This" buttons, or "Share on Google
Plus", and blocks them from tracking you from one site to another. It
also blocks 3rd party ads, webbugs, and other tracking techniques.  It
learns which 3rd party links are common to different sites, and adapts
its behaviour.

Really, you need both of them. Also NoScript, Request Policy and an ad
blocker (I now use uBlock Origin).

- --Bob.


On 2017-01-13 04:46 PM, B.S. wrote:
> Considered a replacement for Privacy Badger?
> 
> Privacy Badger being deprecated due to browsers deprecating (old)
> SDK's.
> 
> On 01/13/2017 03:37 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>> Seems the EFF has spent a few bucks on a new HTTPS Everywhere
>> push...
>> 
>> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/01/new-video-encrypting-web
> 
> 
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