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# What you can do to resist Cloudflare?
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 < [Matthew Prince (@eastdakota)](https://twitter.com/eastdakota)
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"*I’d suggest this was armchair analysis by kids – it’s hard to take seriously.*" ([source](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/19/cloudflare-accused-by-anonymous-helping-isis))
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###### Website consumer
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- If the website you like is using Cloudflare, tell them not to use Cloudflare.
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```
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"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
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If you don't ask for it, website owner never know this problem. Example below. [Successful example](https://counterpartytalk.org/t/turn-off-cloudflare-on-counterparty-co-plz/164/5). Raise your voice.
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You are just helping corporate censorship and mass surveillance.
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https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24351
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Your web page is in the privacy-abusing private walled-garden of CloudFlare.
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See https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/374#issuecomment-460077544
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- Take some time to read website's privacy policy. It must explain what the "Cloudflare" is,
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and ask for permission to share your(user) data with CF. Failure to do so will result in the breach of trust
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and the website in question should be avoided.
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An acceptable privacy policy example is [here](https://archive.is/bDlTz) (look at "Subprocessors" > "Entity Name")
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I've read your privacy policy and I cannot find the word "Cloudflare".
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I refuse to share data with you if you continue to feed my data to Cloudflare.
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See https://notabug.org/themusicgod1/cloudflare-tor/src/master/README.md
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For example, [Liberland Jobs](https://archive.is/daKIr) [privacy policy](https://docsend.com/view/feiwyte) says:
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... is not going to happen.
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Cloudflare have their own "privacy policy", and there's no way to hear customer's privacy policy needs.
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Cloudflare [loves doxxing people](https://www.reddit.com/r/GamerGhazi/comments/2s64fe/be_wary_reporting_to_cloudflare/).
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Here's a good example for website's signup form.
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AFAIK, zero website do this. Will you trust them?
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By clicking “Sign up for XYZ”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement.
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You also agree to share your data with Cloudflare and also agrees to cloudflare's privacy statement.
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If Cloudflare leak your information, it's not our fault. [*]
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[ Sign up for XYZ ] [ I disagree ]
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[*] https://www.wired.com/2017/02/crazy-cloudflare-bug-jeopardized-millions-sites/
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- Try not to use their service. Remember you are being watched by Cloudflare.
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- Search for other website. There are many alternatives and opportunites on the internet!
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- If your browser is Firefox, use one of these add-ons.
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| Name | Developer | Support | Can Block | Can Notify |
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| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
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| [Block Cloudflare MITM Attack](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bcma/) | Project BCMA | [Link](https://notabug.org/themusicgod1/cloudflare-tor/src/master/bcma) |**Yes** | **Yes** |
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| [Block Cloudflare MITM Attack](https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/24351/block_cloudflare_mitm_attack-1.0.14.1-an%2Bfx.xpi) | nullius | [Link](https://github.com/nym-zone/block_cloudflare_mitm_fx) | **Yes** | **Yes** |
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| [Are links vulnerable to MITM?](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/are-links-vulnerable-to-mitm/) | Maslin Bossé | [Link](https://notabug.org/themusicgod1/cloudflare-tor/src/master/ismitmlink) | No | **Yes** |
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| [Third-party Request Blocker (AMO)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tprb/) | Searxes #Addon | [Link](https://searxes.danwin1210.me/) | **Yes** | **Yes** |
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| [TPRB](https://sw.skusklxqaqnrmszytky4vfyrg625erw4hqhiokyc2ufnokd2aitb47yd.onion/) | Sw | [Link](https://sw.skusklxqaqnrmszytky4vfyrg625erw4hqhiokyc2ufnokd2aitb47yd.onion/) | **Yes** | **Yes** |
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| [Detect Cloudflare](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/detect-cloudflare/) | Frank Otto | [Link](https://github.com/traktofon/cf-detect) | No | **Yes** |
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| [Cloud Firewall](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cloud-firewall/) [*] | Gokulakrishna Sudharsan | [Link](https://gitlab.com/gkrishnaks/cloud-firewall/) | **Yes** | No |
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[*] Do not use it if you're using proxy/VPN/Tor because it has "[DNS leak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_leak)".
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- Convince your friends to use [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) on the daily basis. Anonymity should be the standard of the open internet!
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###### Website owner / Web developer
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- Do not use Cloudflare solution. You can do better than that, *right*?
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- Want more customers? You know what to do. Hint is "above line".
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- Using Cloudflare will increase chances of an outage. Visitors can't access to your website if your server is down *or Cloudflare is down*. Did you really think [Cloudflare never go down](https://www.ibtimes.com/cloudflare-down-not-working-sites-producing-504-gateway-timeout-errors-2618008)? Another [sample](https://twitter.com/Jedduff/status/1097875615997399040).
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- Using Cloudflare to proxy your "API service" will harm your customer. A customer called you and said "I can't use your API anymore", and you have no idea what is going on. Cloudflare can silently block your customer. [Do you think it is okay](https://twitter.com/Skyfusion89/status/1101596592426151937)?
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- Do you need HTTPS certificate? Use "[Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/)" or just buy it from CA company.
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- Do you need DNS server? Can't set up your own server? Then how about [Dyn.com](https://dyn.com/dns/), [Hurricane Electric Free DNS](https://dns.he.net/) or [this](https://freedns.afraid.org/)?
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- Looking for hosting service? "Free" only? Well, [how about this](https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/5m8tr4/how_do_i_host_the_website_i_just_built/dc1qpk7/)?
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- Are you using "cloudflare-ipfs.com"? Do you know [Cloudflare IPFS is bad](https://ieji.de/@crimeflare/101779952797884218)?
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- Install Web Application Firewall (such as OWASP) and Fail2Ban on _your_ server and configure it _properly_.
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- Set up [Tor Onion Service](https://www.torproject.org/docs/onion-services.html.en) or I2P insite if you believe in freedom and welcome anonymous users.
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- Ask for advice from other [Clearnet/Tor dual website operators](https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/projects/WeSupportTor) and make anonymous friends! :)
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###### Software user
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- If you use Debian GNU/Linux, or any derivative, subscribe to [bug #831835](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=831835). And if you can, help verify the patch, and help the maintainer come to the right conclusion on whether it should be accepted.
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- Always recommend [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) for desktop and [Tor Browser for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha)~~, [Orfox](https://guardianproject.info/apps/orfox/)~~ for smartphone. Other software's privacy is imperfect. This doesn't mean Tor browser is "perfect". There is no 100% secure nor 100% private on the internet and technology.
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- Don't want to use "Tor"? You can use Tor Browser without Tor, and this is the best option for you.
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> **How?**
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> 1. Download [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) and launch it.
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> 2. Open Add-ons Manager (about:addons) and *disable* EVERYTHING but "*Torbutton*". **Do NOT *remove* them**.
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> 3. Open about:config and search "*extensions.torbutton.use_nontor_proxy*". Set it to "*true*".
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> 4. Go to Options, scroll down to "*Network Proxy*". Click "*Settings*" and select "*No proxy*".
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> 5. Close Tor Browser.
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> Other guide is [here](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Tor_Browser_without_Tor#Disabling_Tor).
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Let's talk about _other software's privacy_...
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- If you really need to use Firefox, pick "[Firefox ESR](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/)". ESR is developed for company and organizations, thus _some_ spyware code is disabled by default. Portable version is [here](https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox-portable-esr).
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- Remember, Mozilla is [using Cloudflare service](https://www.robtex.com/dns-lookup/www.mozilla.org). They're also using [Cloudflare's DNS service on their product](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/21/mozilla_testing_dns_encryption/) D'oh!
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- Mozilla officially [rejected this ticket](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426618).
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- PaleMoon developer [loves Cloudflare](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/issues/1743#issuecomment-345993097).
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- Waterfox actively using [Cloudflare on their servers](https://www.digwebinterface.com/?hostnames=www.waterfoxproject.org&type=A&ns=resolver&useresolver=8.8.4.4&nameservers=) and their software have [severe "phones home" problem](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/waterfox.html).
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- Chrome is a [spyware](https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.en.html).
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- SRWare Iron make too many [phones home connection](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/iron.html). It also connect to google domains.
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- Brave Browser [whitelist Facebook/Twitter trackers](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-twitter-trackers-whitelisted-by-brave-browser/). Here's [more issues](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/brave.html).
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- Microsoft Edge lets Facebook [run Flash code behind users' backs](https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-lets-facebook-run-flash-code-behind-users-backs/).
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- Vivaldi [does not respect your privacy](https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/vivaldi.html).
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Therefore we recommend "Tor Browser" only. Nothing else.
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###### "Mozilla Firefox" user
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- Don't use Firefox Nightly. It will send debug-level information to Mozilla servers without opt-out method. Mozilla servers are [behing Cloudflare](https://www.digwebinterface.com/?hostnames=www.mozilla.org%0D%0Amozilla.cloudflare-dns.com&type=&ns=resolver&useresolver=8.8.4.4&nameservers=).
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- It is possible to prohibit Firefox to connect to Mozilla servers. Create a file "/distribution/policies.json". Mozilla's [policy-templates guide](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md). Keep in mind this trick might stop working in later version because Mozilla likes to whitelist themselves. Use firewall and DNS filter to block them completely.
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> "WebsiteFilter": {
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> "Block": [
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> "*://*.mozilla.com/*",
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> "*://*.mozilla.net/*",
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> "*://*.mozilla.org/*",
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> "*://*.firefox.com/*",
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> "*://*.thunderbird.net/*",
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> "*://*.cloudflare.com/*"
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> ]
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> },
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- ~~Report a bug on mozilla's tracker, telling them not to use Cloudflare/TRR.~~ There was a bug report on bugzilla. Many people were posted their concern, however the bug was hidden by the admin last year.
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- To disable DOH, enter *about:config?filter=network.trr* in the address bar then set "*network.trr.mode*" to 5 to completely disable it. The value "5" [means "Off by choice"](https://gist.github.com/bagder/5e29101079e9ac78920ba2fc718aceec).
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- If you would like to use non-ISP DNS, consider using [OpenNIC Tier2 DNS service](https://wiki.opennic.org/start)
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 or any of non-Cloudflare DNS services.
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- You can use Tor as DNS resolver. If you're not Tor expert, [ask question here](https://tor.stackexchange.com/).
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> **How?**
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> 1. Download [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) and install it on your computer.
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> 2. Add this line to "torrc" file. [DNSPort description](https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en).
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> DNSPort 127.0.0.1:53
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> 3. Restart Tor.
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> 4. Set your computer's DNS server to "127.0.0.1".
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- Tell us if you see [this functionality](https://ungleich.ch/en-us/cms/blog/2018/08/04/mozillas-new-dns-resolution-is-dangerous/) start to creep up beyond Firefox Nightly into more stable versions of Firefox.
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###### Action
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- Tell others around you about the dangers of Cloudflare. But don't talk with NSA employee; you'll be _definitely_ marked... just kidding!
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- Help improve this repository, both the lists, the arguments against it and the details.
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- Document and make very public where things go wrong with Cloudflare (and similar companies), making sure to mention this repository when you do so ;)
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- Get more people using Tor by default so they can experience the web from the perspective of different parts of the world.
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- Start groups, in social media and meatspace, dedicated to liberating the world from Cloudflare.
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- Where appropriate, link to these groups on this repository - this can be a place for coordinating working together as groups.
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- Start a coop that can provide a meaningful non corporate alternative to Cloudflare.
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- Let us know of any alternatives to help at least provide multiple layered defence against Cloudflare.
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- If you are a Cloudflare customer, set your privacy settings, and wait for them to violate them. Then bring them under [anti-spam / privacy violation charges](https://twitter.com/thexpaw/status/1108424723233419264).
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- Try using [globalist](globalist.txt) to maintain this list.
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- If you are in the **United States of America** and the website in question is a bank or an accountant, try to bring legal pressure under the [Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramm%E2%80%93Leach%E2%80%93Bliley_Act), or the [Americans with DIsabilities Act](https://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm) and report back to us how far you get.
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- If the website is a government site, try to bring legal pressure under the [1st Amendment of the US Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution).
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- If you are EU citizen, contact the website to send your personal information under the [General Data Protection Regulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation). If they refuse to give you your information, that's a violation of the law.
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- For companies that claim to _offer service on their website_ try reporting them as "_false advertising_" to consumer protection organizations and BBB. Cloudflare websites are served by Cloudflare servers.
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- The [ITU](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/20181218/Documents/Geoff_Huston_Presentation.pdf) suggest in the US context that Cloudflare is starting to get big enough that antitrust law might be brought down upon them.
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### Now, what did you do today?
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