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diff --git a/oldrep/README_short.md b/oldrep/README_short.md deleted file mode 100644 index e1965ae6..00000000 --- a/oldrep/README_short.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,106 +0,0 @@ -# CrimeFlarE -***Why you should say "NO" to Cloudflare*** - -# `This is a draft` - - - -Are you already aware of the problems? -You might want to check: -- [Alternatives](#alternatives) -- [Solutions](#solutions) - -## Who are we? -`CrimeFlarE` is a group of volunteer Tor, privacy and net neutrality -enthusiasts working to counter CloudFlare’s oppressive attack on the Tor -community and reduce the harms CloudFlare brings to all users (Tor users and -clearnet users). - -## Who is Cloudflare? -Cloudflare is the world's largest man-in-the-middle proxy. This means that it -sits between you and the server which sent you the pages and images. - -Cloudflare is a content delivery network, which means that it has different -servers in different locations, so that websites are supposed to be better -reachable. This has a bad side. - -*ADD IMAGE* - -## Why you shouldn't use it -### Privacy problems -#### Single point of failure -Cloudflare goes down from time to time. All the content which uses Cloudflare -goes down as well when that happens. - -Read more about the -[single point of failure](subfiles/single-point-of-failure-problem.md). -*ADD IMAGE* - -#### It removes anonymity -Cloudflare usually blocks Tor or makes it hard for Tor users to access the -website or content. Tor is not only for criminals. It is important for many -people and everyone has the right on privacy. - -Tor is important, read more about -[why Tor matters](subfiles/why-tor-matters.md). - -Cloudflare often uses Google reCATPCHAs to check if you are human. These -CAPTCHAs which check if you are human, track you and many claim that they -even try to find out which human you are. - -Read more about the -[reCAPTCHA problem](subfiles/recaptcha-problem.md). - -#### Project Honey Pot -Project Honey Pot is a project which collects a lot of personal data -and much of that data is from innocent people who deserve privacy. -Cloudflare was created by people who worked on that project. - - - -### Not convenient -Cloudflare is not convenient for many visitors of your site. You will -lose visitors when you choose Cloudflare. Many people who helped writing -this file even block Cloudflare. - -Did you know that you can lose visitors because your site doesn't load -in a few seconds? - -Cloudflare often makes visitors wait for a few seconds. Many visitors will -leave your site when they see this. - -### Other problems -There are other problems as well, but we want to keep this file simple. -Those problems are listed in -[another file](subfiles/more-cloudflare-problems.md). - -## Alternatives -Do own a website? -We created a -[file with Cloudflare alternatives](subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md) -to make your life easier if you agree with us. -## Solutions -### Blocking Cloudflare request or IPs -- [Add-ons](what-to-do.md#website-consumer) -- [Cloudflare IPs to block](cloudflare_inc/) -- [Change default DNS provider of firefox](subfiles/change-firefox-dns.md) - -### Share information about the problem -Many supporters of CrimeFlarE have written some -[articles](subfiles/articles.md) about the problem. -You can check them out and share them. - -You can ask website owners to stop using Cloudflare, please do so in -a polite way. It might be good to mention some [alternatives](#alternatives). - -There are more files on this repository to educate yourself. -We haven't included them all in the README to keep it fairly readable. - -## Not convinced yet? -Many supporters of CrimeFlarE have written some -[articles](subfiles/articles.md) about the problem. -You can check them out and share them. - -Still not convinced? -That's fine. Just know that many people won't be able to use your content or -website. It works against you. |