viniciuscestarii / what-they-know

🔒 What They Know is a web tool designed to enlighten users about the data collected by websites solely through navigation.

What They Know 🔒

Overview

What They Know is a web tool designed to enlighten users about the data collected by websites solely through navigation. This tool aims to increase awareness about online privacy and data collection practices.

Live Demo

Check out the live demo of What They Know at what-they-know.vercel.app.

Technologies Used

• Bun
• React
• Next.js (SSR)
• Leaflet
• Tailwind CSS
• 6sense API
• IPDATA API

Features

• Provides insights into the data collected by websites during navigation.
• Raises awareness about online privacy and data collection practices.
• Utilizes server-side rendering (SSR) for improved performance and SEO.
• Integrates 6sense API to gather additional data insights.
• Utilizes IPDATA API to retrieve user's IP information.

Usage

1. Visit the live demo website: what-they-know.vercel.app.
2. Check what info websites can collect from you through your navigation.
3. Observe different IPs.

Installation

To run the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   https://github.com/ViniciusCestarii/what-they-know.git
   

2. Create a .env.local file:

   • Linux:

   cp .env.example .env.local

   • Windows:

   copy .env.example .env.local

3. Change the variables in .env.local to match your own configuration.

4. Run command to start:

npm run start

5. Open localhost

Credits and Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following photographers from Unsplash for providing the beautiful images used in this project:

• Cover photo by Moritz Erken on Unsplash