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=== Price & Product Transparency ===
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* [https://camelcamelcamel.com/ CamelCamelCamel] – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
=====Ad & tracking blockers=====
* [https://keepa.com/ Keepa] – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
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* [https://www.fakespot.com/ Fakespot] – Detects fake reviews and scammy sellers on Amazon, eBay, and more.
* [https://pi-hole.net/ Pi-hole] – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
* [https://reviewmeta.com/ ReviewMeta] – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation.
* [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
* [https://adnauseam.io/ Adnauseum] - Browser-based ad and tracker blocker built off of uBlock Origin that also clicks ads to obscure your digital fingerprint.
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=== Subscription & Dark Pattern Tracking ===
=====Anti-scam resources=====
* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
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* [https://rocketmoney.com/ Rocket Money] – Budgeting app with subscription tracking.
* [https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Have I Been Pwned] – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
* [https://tosdr.org/ Terms of Service; Didn’t Read] – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
* [https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ CFPB] – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
* [https://www.deceptive.design/ Deceptive Design] - Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
* [https://virustotal.com/ VirusTotal] / [https://hybrid-analysis.com Hybrid Analysis] – Scan files for potential malware.
* [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.
* [https://tria.ge/ Triage] – Online sandbox for analyzing executables.
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=== Privacy & Surveillance Tools ===
=====Archival tools=====
* [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io] – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
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* [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
* [https://archive.org Wayback Machine] – World's largest internet archival service
* [https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Cover Your Tracks] – See how trackable your browser is.
* [https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive] – Secondary archival service.
* [https://megalodon.jp/ Megalodon] – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
* [https://preservetube.com/ PreserveTube] – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
* [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
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=== Ad & Tracking Blockers ===
=====Corporate accountability & recalls=====
* [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
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* [https://codeberg.org/nobody/LocalCDN LocalCDN] – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
 
=== Corporate Accountability & Recalls ===
* [https://www.bbb.org/ Better Business Bureau (BBB)] – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
* [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.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.
* [https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts FDA Recalls] – Drug and food recall database.
* [https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate/#/screen/home Safety Gate] – [[European Union|EU]] product recall and report site.
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=== Anti-Scam Resources ===
=====Legal & complaint filing=====
* [https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Have I Been Pwned] – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
{{ubl|
* [https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ CFPB] – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
* [https://www.scamadviser.com/ ScamAdviser] – Analyze websites for trustworthiness.
 
=== Legal & Complaint Filing ===
* [https://www.consumerreports.org/ Consumer Reports] – Independent product reviews and ratings.
* [https://www.consumerreports.org/ Consumer Reports] – Independent product reviews and ratings.
* [https://www.ripoffreport.com/ Ripoff Report] – Public consumer complaint database.
* [https://www.ripoffreport.com/ Ripoff Report] – Public consumer complaint database.
* [https://www.classaction.org/ ClassAction.org] – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.
* [https://www.classaction.org/ ClassAction.org] – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.
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=====Repair & Open designs=====
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* [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.
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=====Price & product transparency=====
{{ubl|
* [https://camelcamelcamel.com/ CamelCamelCamel] – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
* [https://keepa.com/ Keepa] – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
}}
=====Privacy & surveillance tools=====
{{ubl|
* [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
* '''[$]''' ''[https://easyoptouts.com/ EasyOptOuts]'' – Automated data broker opt-out service.
* [https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/ Exodus Privacy] - Analyzes privacy concerns in Android applications. Discover unwanted permissions and tracking libraries in common apps.
}}
=====Subscription & dark pattern tracking=====
{{ubl|
* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
* '''[$]''' ''[https://goodbudget.com Goodbudget]'' – Budgeting app with debt tracker.
* [https://tosdr.org/ Terms of Service; Didn't Read] / [https://privacyspy.org/ PrivacySpy] – 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.
}}
<small>'''[$]''' – paid service, subscription needed</small>

Latest revision as of 14:53, 2 June 2026

Ad & tracking blockers
    • Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
    • uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
    • Adnauseum - Browser-based ad and tracker blocker built off of uBlock Origin that also clicks ads to obscure your digital fingerprint.
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.
    • VirusTotal / Hybrid Analysis – Scan files for potential malware.
    • Triage – Online sandbox for analyzing executables.
Archival tools
    • Wayback Machine – World's largest internet archival service
    • Ghost Archive – Secondary archival service.
    • Megalodon – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
    • PreserveTube – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
    • SingleFile – Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally
    • ArchiveBox – Self-hosted website archival tool
Corporate accountability & recalls
Repair & Open designs
Price & product transparency
    • CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
    • Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
Privacy & surveillance tools
    • SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
    • [$] EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service.
    • Exodus Privacy - Analyzes privacy concerns in Android applications. Discover unwanted permissions and tracking libraries in common apps.
Subscription & dark pattern tracking
    • Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
    • [$] Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker.
    • Terms of Service; Didn't Read / PrivacySpy – 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.

[$] – paid service, subscription needed

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