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* [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> | ||
* [https://tosdr.org/ Terms of Service; Didn’t Read] | * [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.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. | * [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. | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 8 November 2025
Ad & tracking blockers
- Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
- uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
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
- archive.today – Smaller internet archival service for unsupported IA websites (e.g: Twitter/X (frontends only), Facebook, Reddit, Paywalled Articles)
- 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
- 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 / 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.