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=== Price & Product Transparency ===
=== Ad & tracking blockers ===
* [https://camelcamelcamel.com/ CamelCamelCamel] – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
* [https://pi-hole.net/ Pi-hole] – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
* [https://keepa.com/ Keepa] – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
* [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
* [https://www.fakespot.com/ Fakespot] – Detects fake reviews and scammy sellers on Amazon, eBay, and more.
* [https://codeberg.org/nobody/LocalCDN LocalCDN] – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
* [https://reviewmeta.com/ ReviewMeta] – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation.


=== Subscription & Dark Pattern Tracking ===
=== Anti-scam resources ===
* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
* [https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Have I Been Pwned] – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
* [https://rocketmoney.com/ Rocket Money] – Budgeting app with subscription tracking.
* [https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ CFPB] – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
* [https://tosdr.org/ Terms of Service; Didn’t Read] – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
* [https://www.scamadviser.com/ ScamAdviser] – Analyze websites for trustworthiness.
* [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 Hybryd Analysis] – Scan files and websites for 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.
 
=== 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.


=== Ad & Tracking Blockers ===
=== Archival tools ===
* [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
*[https://archive.org Wayback Machine] - World’s largest internet archival service
* [https://codeberg.org/nobody/LocalCDN LocalCDN] – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
*[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 ===
=== 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.


=== Anti-Scam Resources ===
=== Legal & complaint filing ===
* [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.
* [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.
=== 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.

Latest revision as of 00:03, 4 October 2025

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

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

Repair & Open 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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