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Ad & tracking blockers

Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
LocalCDN – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.

Anti-scam resources

Have I Been Pwned – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
CFPB – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
ScamAdviser – Analyze websites for trustworthiness.
VirusTotal/Hybryd Analysis – Scan files and websites for malware.

Archival tools

Wayback Machine - World’s largest internet archival service
archive.today - Smaller internet archival service for excluded websites (ex: Twitter/X, Facebook)
SingleFile - Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally
ArchiveBox - Self-hosted website archival tool

Corporate accountability & recalls

Better Business Bureau (BBB) – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
SaferProducts.gov – U.S. product recall and complaint site.
FDA Recalls – Drug and food recall database.

Legal & complaint filing

Consumer Reports – Independent product reviews and ratings.
Ripoff Report – Public consumer complaint database.
ClassAction.org – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.

Repair & Open designs

iFixit – Open repository of device repair instructions.
Open Source Ecology – Open source machinery designs.

Price & product transparency

CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
TrueStar – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. [Subscription needed]

Privacy & surveillance tools

PrivacyGuides.org – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]

Subscription & dark pattern tracking

Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker. [Subscription needed]
Terms of Service; Didn’t Read – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
Deceptive Design – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
Dark Pattern Games – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.

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-=== Price & Product Transparency ===
+=== Ad & tracking blockers ===
-* [https://camelcamelcamel.com/ CamelCamelCamel] – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
-* [https://keepa.com/ Keepa] – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
-* [https://www.fakespot.com/ Fakespot] – Detects fake reviews and scammy sellers on Amazon, eBay, and more.
-* [https://reviewmeta.com/ ReviewMeta] – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation.
-=== Subscription & Dark Pattern Tracking ===
-* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
-* [https://rocketmoney.com/ Rocket Money] – Budgeting app with subscription tracking.
-* [https://tosdr.org/ Terms of Service; Didn’t Read] – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
-* [https://www.deceptive.design/ Deceptive Design] – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
-* [https://www.darkpattern.games/ Dark Pattern Games] – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.
-=== Privacy & Surveillance Tools ===
-* [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io] – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
-* [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
-* [https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Cover Your Tracks] – See how trackable your browser is.
-* [https://amiunique.org Am I Unique?] – Detailed list of device fingerprint.
-=== Ad & Tracking Blockers ===
 * [https://pi-hole.net/ Pi-hole] – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
 * [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
 * [https://codeberg.org/nobody/LocalCDN LocalCDN] – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
-=== Corporate Accountability & Recalls ===
+=== Anti-scam resources ===
-* [https://www.bbb.org/ Better Business Bureau (BBB)] – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
-* [https://www.saferproducts.gov/ SaferProducts.gov] – U.S. product recall and complaint site.
-* [https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts FDA Recalls] – Drug and food recall database.
-=== Anti-Scam Resources ===
 * [https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Have I Been Pwned] – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
 * [https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ CFPB] – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
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 * [https://virustotal.com/ VirusTotal]/[https://hybrid-analysis.com Hybryd Analysis] – Scan files and websites for malware.
-=== Legal & Complaint Filing ===
+=== Archival tools ===
+*[https://archive.org Wayback Machine] - World’s largest internet archival service
+*[https://archive.today archive.today] - Smaller internet archival service for excluded websites (ex: Twitter/X, Facebook)
+*[https://www.getsinglefile.com/ SingleFile] - Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally
+*[http://archivebox.io/ ArchiveBox] - Self-hosted website archival tool
+=== Corporate accountability & recalls ===
+* [https://www.bbb.org/ Better Business Bureau (BBB)] – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
+* [https://www.saferproducts.gov/ SaferProducts.gov] – U.S. product recall and complaint site.
+* [https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts FDA Recalls] – Drug and food recall database.
+=== Legal & complaint filing ===
 * [https://www.consumerreports.org/ Consumer Reports] – Independent product reviews and ratings.
 * [https://www.ripoffreport.com/ Ripoff Report] – Public consumer complaint database.
 * [https://www.classaction.org/ ClassAction.org] – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.
+=== Repair & Open designs ===
+* [https://www.ifixit.com iFixit] – Open repository of device repair instructions.
+* [https://www.opensourceecology.org/gvcs/gvcs-machine-index/ Open Source Ecology] – Open source machinery designs.
+=== Price & product transparency ===
+* [https://camelcamelcamel.com/ CamelCamelCamel] – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
+* [https://keepa.com/ Keepa] – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
+* [http://truestar.pro/ TrueStar] – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>
+=== Privacy & surveillance tools ===
+* [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ PrivacyGuides.org] – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
+* [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
+**[https://easyoptouts.com/ EasyOptOuts] – Automated data broker opt-out service. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>
+=== Subscription & dark pattern tracking ===
+* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
+* [https://goodbudget.com Goodbudget] – Budgeting app with debt tracker. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>
+* [https://tosdr.org/ Terms of Service; Didn’t Read] – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
+* [https://www.deceptive.design/ Deceptive Design] – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
+* [https://www.darkpattern.games/ Dark Pattern Games] – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.