Official Stream Privacy & Security ⭐ Editor's Choice

Privacy Badger

Name: Privacy Badger
Rating: 4.7 (8900 reviews)
Author: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF 电子前哨基金会)

👨‍💻 Developer: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF 电子前哨基金会) · ★ 4.7 (8900 reviews) · 👥 1,000,000+ active users · 📦 Version v2026.8.20 · 💾 Size 1.80 MiB

🛡️ Security Risk Score

9.9/10

Verified Safe · Low Risk

📌 Verified Summary: Verified Privacy & Security extension. Security Score: 9.9/10, Rating: 4.7★ (8900 reviews).

📦 Download Unpacked (.ZIP) 📥 Download .CRX Binary Chrome Web Store ↗ 📄 .md (LLM)

🛡️ Manifest Permissions & Security Audit

9.9/10 Safety Score

CRX8 automatically decompiles the extension Manifest V3/V2 declaration to inspect API privileges, storage access, and remote host interception risks.

Permission	Scope & Explanation	Risk Level
declarativeNetRequest	Block or redirect network requests using declarative rules (e.g. ad blocking)	Moderate Risk
storage	Store extension preferences and cache locally or in Chrome sync	Low Risk

🔒 Code Integrity: Verified against Google official CRX SHA-256 stream Audit another manifest →

📦 Why Download Unpacked (.ZIP) Instead of .CRX?

🔍 100% Transparent

Unpack and audit the plain JavaScript, HTML, and background service workers before granting any browser access.

🚫 No Silent Telemetry

Prevent silent background auto-updates and unwanted store telemetry injections. You stay in full control.

⚡ Developer Ready

Load directly into Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Arc) via Developer mode.

🚀 How to Install Unpacked ZIP in Chrome / Edge

Download & Extract: Download the privacy-badger.zip package and unzip it into a permanent folder on your computer.

Open Extension Management: In Chrome, navigate to chrome://extensions/ (or edge://extensions/ in Microsoft Edge).

Enable Developer Mode: Toggle the Developer mode switch at the top-right corner of the page.

Load Unpacked: Click the "Load unpacked" button and select the extracted folder containing manifest.json. Done!

🛡️ Embed Verified Security Badge

Add this live security score badge to your GitHub repository README or documentation:

[![CRX8 Security Audit 9.9/10](https://crx8.com/badge/privacy-badger.svg)](https://crx8.com/en/ext/privacy-badger)