From b1ed768104651223d180c48cda1114de38abbd28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Cummins <29dc4525e9e3d029bb552a2e186d4617f683cb8b@cloudflare.com> Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 02:52:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] en.short.md --- readme/en.short.md | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/readme/en.short.md b/readme/en.short.md index 6d10fd043..1941c8574 100644 --- a/readme/en.short.md +++ b/readme/en.short.md @@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ 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. @@ -33,9 +37,11 @@ reachable. This has a bad side. ![](https://codeberg.org/crimeflare/cloudflare-tor/media/branch/master/image/matthew_prince.jpg) + ## 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. @@ -44,7 +50,9 @@ Read more about the ![](https://codeberg.org/crimeflare/cloudflare-tor/media/branch/master/image/cloudflareoutage-2020.jpg) + #### 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. @@ -59,14 +67,18 @@ 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. -![Honeypot](../image/honeypot.gif) +![](https://codeberg.org/crimeflare/cloudflare-tor/media/branch/master/image/honeypot.gif) + ### 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. @@ -77,23 +89,34 @@ in a few seconds? Cloudflare often makes visitors wait for a few seconds. Many visitors will leave your site when they see this. +![](https://codeberg.org/crimeflare/cloudflare-tor/media/branch/master/image/onemorestep.jpg) + + ### 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. @@ -104,11 +127,15 @@ 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.