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=== Price & Product Transparency ===
=== Price & product transparency ===
* [https://camelcamelcamel.com/ CamelCamelCamel] – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
* [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://keepa.com/ Keepa] – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
* [http://truestar.pro/ TrueStar] – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>
* [http://truestar.pro/ TrueStar] – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>


=== Subscription & Dark Pattern Tracking ===
=== Subscription & dark pattern tracking ===
* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
* [https://www.asktrim.com/ Trim] – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
* [https://goodbudget.com Goodbudget] – Budgeting app with debt tracker. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>
* [https://goodbudget.com Goodbudget] – Budgeting app with debt tracker. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small>
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* [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://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 ===
=== Privacy & surveillance tools ===
* [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io] – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
* [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://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
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* [https://amiunique.org Am I Unique?] – Detailed list of device fingerprint.
* [https://amiunique.org Am I Unique?] – Detailed list of device fingerprint.


=== Ad & Tracking Blockers ===
=== Ad & tracking blockers ===
* [https://pi-hole.net/ Pi-hole] – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
* [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://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.
* [https://codeberg.org/nobody/LocalCDN LocalCDN] – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.


=== 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 ===
=== Anti-scam resources ===
* [https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Have I Been Pwned] – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
* [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.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.
* [https://virustotal.com/ VirusTotal]/[https://hybrid-analysis.com Hybryd Analysis] – Scan files and websites for malware.


=== Legal & Complaint Filing ===
=== 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.

Latest revision as of 23:16, 12 July 2025

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]

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.

Privacy & surveillance tools

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.

Corporate accountability & recalls

Anti-scam resources

Legal & complaint filing