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Giving Privacy Badger a Jump Start Giving Privacy Badger a Jump Start: Teaching new Badgers to block from the get-go When new users try Privacy Badger, they often get confused about why Privacy Badger isn’t blocking anything right away.  But that’s because Privacy Badger learns about trackers as you browse; up until now, it hasn’t been able to block trackers on the first few sites it sees after being installed. With today’s update,  however, new users won’t have to wait to see Privacy Badger in action.  Thanks to a new training regimen, your Badger will block many third party trackers out of the box. Install Privacy Badger What has changed? We haven’t changed how Privacy Badger works. Instead, we’ve given young Badgers a head start. For people who already use Privacy Badger, essentially nothing has changed. Privacy Badger still uses heuristics to learn what’s tracking you and to decide what to block. For new users,  Privacy Badger will already be train...

Brain drain, or knowledge walk, is an age-old problem in IT and data center circles. That’s when a staffer with intimate knowledge of your environment retires or takes a job elsewhere – taking lots of tribal knowledge out the door. Too much brain drain can also be a drain on operating costs, as it takes money and time to recruit and train replacements. Pro Tip : Remember if you like this blog and want to learn more about improving data center operations download our free e-Book:  “Essential Elements of Data Center Facility Operations.” In years past, it wasn’t unusual for employees to stay with the same company for many years, even decades. Those days are largely over, as Gen X and millennials show considerably more restlessness than their baby boomer forebears. Millennial Retention Shift Millennials, in particular, are often seen as showing little loyalty to any given employer. That, however, is beginning to change, according to a recent study by Deloitte. As Forbes.com repor...