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*[https://archive.org Wayback Machine] – World's largest internet archival service | * [https://archive.org Wayback Machine] – World's largest internet archival service | ||
*[https://www.getsinglefile.com/ SingleFile] – Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally | * [https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive] – Secondary archival service. | ||
*[http://archivebox.io/ ArchiveBox] – Self-hosted website archival tool | * [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 | |||
'''Corporate accountability & recalls''' | '''Corporate accountability & recalls''' | ||
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* [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. | ||
'''Privacy & surveillance tools''' | '''Privacy & surveillance tools''' | ||
* [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers. | * [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> | ** [https://easyoptouts.com/ EasyOptOuts] – Automated data broker opt-out service. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small> | ||
* [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''' | '''Subscription & dark pattern tracking''' | ||
Latest revision as of 16:32, 28 April 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
- 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.
Privacy & surveillance tools
- SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]
- 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. [Subscription needed]
- 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.