Compare Chrome extensions: Auto Resume Downloads vs Privacy Badger

Stats Auto Resume Downloads Auto Resume Downloads Privacy Badger Privacy Badger
User count 10,000+ 1,000,000+
Average rating 3.76 4.42
Rating count 75 1,715
Last updated 2024-01-14 2024-02-06
Size 1.12M 1.90M
Version 1.1.1 2024.2.6
Short description
Chrome extension that automatically resumes downloads. Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
Full summary

It is an open source Chrome extension that can automatically resume downloads that have been stopped for unintended reasons.

The full source code of the program is publicly available on GitHub, and anyone can contribute if there is a bug or improvement.

If you leave the switch on, it will automatically resume downloading paused in the background.

You can manually set the time interval to trigger the resume and also check the program usage log.

Usage.

  1. Tap the icon to open the window.
  2. Turn on the switch to run the program.
    The program will resume automatically stopped downloads in the background (⚠️If the program does not work properly, click the toggle button a few times and try again)
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Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger automatically discovers trackers based on their behavior. Privacy Badger sends the Global Privacy Control signal to opt you out of data sharing and selling, and the Do Not Track signal to tell companies not to track you. If trackers ignore your wishes, Privacy Badger will learn to block them.

Besides automatic tracker blocking, Privacy Badger replaces potentially useful trackers (video players, comments widgets, etc.) with click-to-activate placeholders, and removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook and Google, with more privacy protections on the way. To learn more, see our FAQ at https://privacybadger.org/#faq

To get help or to report bugs, please email [email protected]. If you have a GitHub account, you can use our GitHub issue tracker at https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/issues

*** Why does Privacy Badger need to read and change all my data on the websites I visit? ***

When you install Privacy Badger, your browser warns that Privacy Badger can “read and change all your data on the websites you visit”. You are right to be alarmed. You should only install extensions made by organizations you trust.

Privacy Badger requires these permissions to do its job of automatically detecting and blocking trackers on all websites you visit. We are not ironically (or unironically) spying on you. For more information, see our Privacy Badger extension permissions explainer: https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/blob/master/doc/permissions.md

Note that the extension permissions warnings only cover what the extension has access to, not what the extension actually does with what it has access to (such as whether the extension secretly uploads your browsing data to its servers). Privacy Badger will never share data about your browsing unless you choose to share it (by filing a broken site report). For more information, see EFF’s Privacy Policy for Software: https://www.eff.org/code/privacy/policy