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Privacy+ Playbook vs Spybot Anti-Beacon: catalog facts
Privacy+ Playbook	Spybot Anti-Beacon
Free Distributed as a playbook for the AME tooling; the documentation does not list a price.	Freemium A free edition is available; Home, Plus and Professional editions are paid subscriptions.
Windows	Windows
Removes Microsoft services and telemetry components from Windows 11 Documented steps for installing, preparing and later removing or upgrading	Free edition blocks Windows and antivirus telemetry Paid editions cover Office, browsers, games and drivers
Requires the AME tooling to apply Can break features that depend on the removed Microsoft services	Windows only Wider coverage requires a paid subscription
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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