Electronic Frontier Foundation—EFF developed and distributed HTTPS Everywhere and Privacy Badger browser extensions to millions of users
EFF created two widely-used privacy tools: HTTPS Everywhere (with the Tor Project), which automatically upgrades web connections to HTTPS, and Privacy Badger, which blocks invisible trackers. HTTPS Everywhere was installed by millions and helped push the web toward universal encryption. In 2022, EFF retired HTTPS Everywhere as major browsers had adopted HTTPS-by-default.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encryption & Privacy | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Open Source | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| User Privacy | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.737 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms product_decision Jun 1, 2011 verified
EFF created HTTPS Everywhere browser extension used by millions
EFF developed and distributed HTTPS Everywhere, a browser extension that automatically upgrades web connections to HTTPS, helping push the web toward universal encryption.