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            <h2>Feedback and Suggestions</h2>
<p>Have any feedback or suggestions, or looking to join the team? Please feel free to <a href="/user/admin">send a message to the admin</a>, we appreciate all feedback and hope to build a platform that works for everyone.</p>
<h2>We need a new server</h2>
<p>Sorry about the recent downtime, we keep hitting our memory limit on the server. We'll be upgrading to a new server in a bit, once we find a suitable host (private and accepts bitcoin as payment). If anyone has good provider in mind, please send us a message.</p>
<h2>Security Features and Tips</h2>
<p>FreeBay runs without Javascript and uses CSP headers to help further secure your browser session. Our message system is connected to BitMessage, a P2P messaging system based on Bitcoin. Messages can be sent from FreeBay directly to your desktop BitMessage client anonymously, which allows for vendor/buyer communication to continue in the unlikely event that this server goes down. If you use the default BitMessage address on your profile, inbox messages are stored on the server. If you choose to use the desktop BitMessage application, you can change your address on your <a href="/account">Account Settings</a>, and messages will be sent to you through the BitMessage network. We highly recommend utilizing PGP encryption for all plaintext communication, especially addresses.</p>
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    <li><strong>Be alert.</strong> Your instincts are right seventy percent of the time.</li>
    <li><strong>Withdraw your Bitcoins often.</strong> Store them in a paper archive hidden in cold storage. Do whatever you do to keep them safe.</li>
    <li><strong>Use PGP when possible.</strong> If the vendor has a PGP key, we highly recommend using PGP to encrypt all communications. This ensures that your private data can only be read by the intended recipient.</li>
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<h2>Hack the Planet</h2>
<p>We're always looking to improve our security. Anyone who reports a reproducible exploit can earn up to $100 USD as a reward for bringing forward an exploit. This reward will grow over time as more transactions take place on the platform.</p>
<p>We're also still looking for new team members, particularly those with skills in: Bitcoin/Litecoin, BitMessage, Tor, IPTables, IDS, and pentesting. We also looking for help designing a new logo and color scheme. If you want to help, please <a href="/user/admin">send a message to the admin</a>.</p>
<h2>Litecoin Support and Current Projects</h2>
<p>We are happy to announce the launch of Litebay. Litebay is a clone of the Freebay, but with the payment processor hooked up hooked up to litecoin. You can access it by visiting: litebay7vp5pm77f.onion</p>
<p>We are currently working on implementing an outbox onto the site, so you can read any messages that have been sent. We are working on setting up a clearnet tutorial on how to fund your Freebay account anonymously. Finally, we are working on a discussion forum which will serve as a secondary headquarters.</p>
<h2>Sheep Marketplace and Black Market Reloaded Shutdown</h2>
<p>We welcome all vendors and buyers from all other marketplaces, including those from the original Silkroad. We're highly disappointed in the way that Sheep and BMR shut down operations. We here at Freebay have no intention of shutting down. This site was not made with the intent to generate huge profits, but rather provide a free, anonymous marketplace to the citizens of the internet. We allow any vendor to list for free and only charge a 1% service fee to keep the site running. Our name, "FreeBay", is a portmanteau of "Freedom", "Pirate Bay", and "eBay". We believe that the technology of P2P applications - such as Bitcoin, Bitmessage, Bittorrent, and Tor - gives the power back to the people.</p>
<p>We're working on "panic button" mechanisms that will wipe data and transfer bitcoins back to user accounts in case of an emergency. We'll let you know of the progress on this page as we implement new features. As always, we recommend using PGP for all communications to minimize risk.</p>

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