Remove ThatOnePrivacySite #2114

2020-11-04T02:50:00Z

dngray commented

2020-11-04 02:50:00 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

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I understand that by not opening an issue about a software/service/similar addition/removal, this pull request will be closed without merging.
I have read and understand the contributing guidelines.
The project is Free Libre and/or Open Source Software

https://deploy-preview-2114--privacytools-io.netlify.app/providers/vpn/

So it appears that thatoneprivacysite.net has been sold to another company with just a fairly generic blog. Likely they offered him a lucrative deal for the domain because of the click through rate. These media companies always harass us and ask us to sell our domain to them.

They then just direct it to some fairly generic blog with superficial "tests" and tonnes of affiliate links. The result is low-quality noise that prevents anyone from finding meaningful information. The owners would likely operate many of these websites, which purely exist to generate money for the owners. The tests are purposely very surface level, as this requires no work to maintain.

I really think the information provided by thatoneprivacysite.net was not really up to date to begin with, and also there was a lot of absolutely pointless information as well which just made the website appear as if it was being useful.

Some more of my further personal opinions.

## Description #### Check List  - [x] I understand that by not opening an issue about a software/service/similar addition/removal, this pull request will be closed without merging. - [x] I have read and understand [the contributing guidelines](https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md). - [x] The project is [Free Libre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) and/or [Open Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software) Software * https://deploy-preview-2114--privacytools-io.netlify.app/providers/vpn/ So it appears that thatoneprivacysite.net has been sold to another company with just a fairly generic blog. Likely they offered him a lucrative deal for the domain because of the click through rate. These media companies always harass us and ask us to sell our domain to them. They then just direct it to some fairly generic blog with superficial "tests" and tonnes of affiliate links. The result is low-quality noise that prevents anyone from finding meaningful information. The owners would likely operate many of these websites, which purely exist to generate money for the owners. **The tests are purposely very surface level**, as this requires no work to maintain. I really think the information provided by thatoneprivacysite.net was not really up to date to begin with, and also there was a lot of absolutely pointless information as well which just made the website appear as if it was being useful. [Some more of my further personal opinions](https://old.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/jn1l87/that_one_privacy_site_merges_with_safetydetectives/gb2m7t0/).

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freddy-m (Migrated from github.com) approved these changes 2020-11-04 07:11:48 +00:00

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Reference: privacyguides/privacytools.io#2114