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* [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://adnauseam.io/ Adnauseum] - Browser-based ad and tracker blocker built off of uBlock Origin that also clicks adds to obscure your digital fingerprint. | |||
=== Anti-scam resources === | === Anti-scam resources === | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 7 February 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 adds 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
- 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.