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2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates (edit) Facebook WhatsApp 2021-02-08 Active WhatsApp Service Privacy WhatsApp updated its privacy policy, key changes are: Clarifying how WhatsApp processes user data. Detailing how WhatsApp works with businesses.
2021-2026 Ford Escape PHEV 24S79 / NHTSA Recall 24V954 (edit) Ford 2024 Resolved 2021-2026 Ford Escape Recall
2023 Newag Impuls software locks (edit) Newag 2022 Active Product Repairability Anti-Competitive Newag Impuls trains ran software that disabled them after independent repairs; Newag denies it and is suing the researchers who found it
Accellion data breach (edit) Accellion Kroger Shell Trillium Qualys Singtel CSX December 2020 February 2021 Resolved Security A cybersecurity breach affecting over 25 companies, medical institutions and schools.
Acer Leap Ware smartwatch bricked by discontinuation (edit) Acer 2017 2025 Active Acer smartwatch Acer Leap Ware Incident Cloud lockout Service Termination Planned Obsolesence Abandonware
Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration (edit) Activision Blizzard 2024-03-21 Active Battle.net Service EULA Terms of Service A Battle.net update required users to accept forced arbitration terms or lose access to their account and game library.
Activision discontinues Blur video game (edit) Activision Blizzard 2011 Active Blur Blur Incident Service Termination The game Blur cannot be legitimately purchased for no apparent reason.
ADDW car systems legislated in the EU (edit) European Union 2026-07-07 yet to start Privacy Concern EU passed legislation that mandates installation of cameras monitoring driver behaviour in its plan to reduce road accidents, it is supposed to warn drivers if distracted, while it is stated that this data should be contained within a loop, it is limited to EU's ability of its enforcement
Adobe Digital Editions' ebook DRM (edit) Adobe Active Adobe Digital Editions Product Ownership False Advertising Adobe limits downloads of bought books through their apps despite unlimited downloads advertised
Adobe sued by FTC over hidden fees in subscription plans (edit) Adobe 2024-06-17 Pending Resolution Adobe Creative Cloud Service Difficult to Cancel Fees Subscription The FTC is suing Adobe over deceptive practices regarding its subscription services.
Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works (edit) Adobe June 2024 Active Creative Cloud Service Ownership Terms of Service Adobe's 2024 ToS update forced users to grant broad content licenses with no opt-out; users couldn't access files or uninstall software without accepting.
AEG Power Tools 58V product line discontinuation (edit) AEG Powertools 2024 Active 58V tools Product Planned Obsolescence AEG discontinued its 58V battery platform, stranding customers with tools that have no replacement batteries available.
Airtel Axis Credit Card devaluation (edit) Axis Bank 2026-03-10 Active Credit Card Airtel Axis credit card Product
Airthings ASA app release (edit) Airthings 2024-05-21 Unresolved Airthings Gen 1 Product Forced Migration
Airzone Cloud moves to a subscription-based model (edit) Airzone 2026-05-26 Active Service Airzone Cloud has switched to a €48 annual subscription, sparking heavy backlash in the HVAC and smart home community.
AlienRides LLC tries and bans all importation of Electric Unicycles using patent law unless licensing fee is paid. (edit) Alien Rides 2026-01-21 Active Product Anti-competitive Behavior Monopoly Inventist and Alien Rides filed an ITC complaint to ban all major EUC brands from the US market unless manufacturers pay licensing fees.
Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review (edit) Amazon Amazon Service False Advertising
Amazon alters the content of purchased ebooks (edit) Amazon 2023 Active Amazon Kindle Amazon Kindle Service Digital restrictions Amazon allows publishers to retroactively make editorial changes to already purchased ebooks in users' Kindle library without their knowledge
Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage (edit) Amazon March 2025 Active Amazon Echo Amazon Echo Product Privacy Amazon removed an opt out option from amazon echo client device series for the amazon alexa, citing the need to collect data for generative AI training
Amazon Fire TV 2026 redesign and app restrictions (edit) Amazon 2026-01-31 Active Fire TV Fire TV Stick HD Fire TV Stick 4K Select Product Planned Obsolescence Digital Rights Management Advertising Software updates removed the Fire TV app grid, blocked sideloading on new Vega OS models, and blocked apps Amazon flags as unlicensed
Amazon Kindle discontinues support for pre-2013 devices (edit) Amazon 2026-04-07 Active Amazon Kindle Product Planned Obsolescence Digital Ownership Right to Repair Amazon will disable Kindle Store access on 13 pre-2013 Kindle devices on May 20, 2026; factory reset becomes a one-way brick.
Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver (edit) Amazon 2023-05-25 2023-05-31 Resolved Amazon Digital Restrictions After an amazon worker severely misunderstood an automated Eufy doorbell message, Amazon proceeded to lock the homeowner out of their account for 6 days.
Amazon Luna revocation of third-party games (edit) Amazon 2026-06-10 Unresolved Revocation of Digital Goods Amazon removed the ability to stream previously purchased third-party games on its Luna cloud gaming platform without offering refunds, revoking the cloud access consumers paid for.
Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation (edit) Amazon 2023 Active Amazon PhotosPlus Amazon Echo Show Service Advertising Cloud Lockout Service Termination Planned Obsolescence Amazon canceled their cloud service for showing photos across devices despite launching a product based on this service a year prior.
Amazon Prime Music ad insertion and download removal (2026) (edit) Amazon 2026-06-02 Active Amazon Prime Music Service Post-purchase terms change Post-purchase performance reduction On July 2, 2026 Amazon will add ads & drop offline downloads from the Prime music benefit, steering members to paid Music Unlimited
Amazon Prime Video ad insertion and ACCC lawsuit (edit) Amazon July 2024 Active Amazon Prime Video Service Post-purchase terms change Post-purchase performance reduction Amazon added ads to Prime Video, then charged A$2.99/month to remove them; the ACCC sued in 2026 over allegedly unfair contract terms
Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices (edit) Amazon August 2025 Active Amazon App Store Amazon App Store Service Ownership Digital restrictions Forced Migration Service Termination Amazon revoked access to the Amazon App Store on all non-Amazon Android devices. Users must now use Amazon hardware to download their paid content.
Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent (edit) Amazon Audible 2024 2025 Active Audible membership Amazon Prime Service Service Termination Audible enrolled Amazon customers in Audible memberships without their knowledge or consent
Amazon to charge non-Prime consumers to use Alexa (edit) Amazon 2025-02-26 Active Alexa Service Subscription Privacy Amazon charges $19.99/mo for Alexa+ AI features; free for Prime. Classic Alexa features degraded after infrastructure shift.
Android data collection (edit) Google Unresolved Android Google Pixel Privacy Google and Android phones alike deliberately collect user information, even when they choose to opt-out.
Android Developer Verification (edit) Google 2025-08-25 Active Android Google-certified Android devices Service Anti-competitive behavior Digital restrictions Privacy A planned restriction that forces developers to submit their identity to Google and pay a fee for their apps to be installable onto Android devices.
Anker Battery Bank Recall (edit) Anker 2023-03-09 Active Anker Battery Banks Product Defective Poor Quality Safety Over 1.68M Anker power banks recalled for fire/explosion risk; 90+ incidents, 9+ burn injuries across four recalls, no cash refund on largest recall
Anova oven app subscription model (edit) Anova Culinary 2024-08-21 Active Service Service Siphoning Planned Obsolescence Anova added a $1.99/month fee in August 2024 for app features that had been free since 2014; new buyers of any Anova device must now pay to use remote control and recipes
Anthem server shutdown (edit) Electronic Arts BioWare 2025-07-03 Active Anthem (game) Product Service Termination EA plans to shut down Anthem's always-online servers on January 12, 2026, rendering the game completely unplayable for all owners.
Anthropic Claude Code HERMES.md billing flaw (edit) Anthropic 2026-04-25 2026-04-26 Resolved Claude Claude Code A flaw in Claude Code triggered by the string "HERMES.md" in Git commit messages bypassed subscriptions and charged direct API fees.
Anthropic Claude identity verification requirement (edit) Anthropic 2026-04-14 Active Claude Service Privacy Data Collection Anthropic makes some Claude users hand a government ID & biometric selfie to Persona, a Thiel-funded vendor, to keep access
Apple introduces OS-level age verification (edit) Apple 2026-02-25 Active IOS IPhone Product Surveillance Privacy Anti-consumer Behavior Apple introduces mandatory age verification on iOS on Beta 26.4
Apple removes apps aiding protests (edit) Apple 2019 Active Apple App Store Service Censorship Apple has removed various apps that aid protestors due to various goverments' threats
Apple's planned obsolescence incidents (edit) Apple Active Product Planned Obsolescence
Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices (edit) Digital Restrictions Many apps on any kind of device can deliberately refuse to work if the device has been suspected to be modified.
Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps (edit) Allstate Arity Active Privacy Arity collects data around every 15 seconds with no easy opt-out for the users.
ASRA cease and desist against CoagRef (edit) American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2026-05-15 Free physician-built iOS reference app CoagRef was removed in May 2026 after legal demands from a large anesthesiology organization over guideline content.
ASUS "sliding clip" battery connector defect (edit) ASUS 2020 ROG Zephyrus Vivobook Zenbook TUF Gaming Product Right to Repair Planned Obsolescence Asus laptops (2020-24) feature a sliding metal battery clip that causes motherboard shorts during service. 2025 models include a silent tape fix.
ASUS charges for previously free bootloader unlocking tool (edit) ASUS May 2023 Active ROG Zenfone Digital Restrictions False Advertising Firmware Lockout On May 2023, without giving a notice to the users, ASUS removed the ability for owners of the Zenfone and ROG Android phones to access the bootloader tools. As a follow-up, in Early 2024, ASUS began charging 185 euros for bootloader unlocking.
ASUS voids warranty of devices sent for repair over minor damages and performs unrelated repairs (edit) ASUS 2024-04-19 2024-05-01 Resolved Rog Ally Broken promise Terms of Service ASUS voids warranty and does not fix devices with minor damages and attempts to get away with it by calling it "Customer Induced Damage" and by performing unrequested and unrelated repairs.
Audi basic HVAC "Sync" function paywalled (edit) Audi April 2022 Active Audi Q4 E-Tron Audi Q4 E-Tron Incident Digital Restrictions Firmware Lockout Ownership Audi charges $758 for an HVAC “Sync” button, which is physically present within the vehicle, but disabled until a payment is made.
Audible class action lawsuit (edit) Amazon 2025-08-28 Pending Resolution Audible Audible Incident Digital Ownership Licensing Controversy Audible allegedly misleads consumers into thinking they own the audiobooks they purchase.
Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits (edit) Amazon Audible Service
Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy (edit) Autodesk 2025
Autodesk license compliance audits (edit) Autodesk Active Service Anti-Consumer EULA Software Licensing Autodesk audits its own paying customers, forcing a network scan within 15 days then billing them to cure shortfalls plus its audit costs
AWS Lightsail won't cancel (edit) Amazon AWS Lightsail
Bambu Lab (edit) Bambu Lab 2025-11-01 Active Product Safety NTC thermistor on A1 AC boards overheats to 140 to 160 C, melting plastic and causing fires; Bambu Lab silently revised hardware but issued no recall
Bambu Lab (edit) Bambu Lab 2026-04-23 Active Legal threat against open-source contributor April 2026 private cease-and-desist against AGPL fork maintainer Paweł Jarczak, who restored direct printer control removed by Bambu Lab's Authorization Control System.
Bambu Lab A1 NTC thermistor fire and meltdown hazard (edit) Bambu Lab 2025-11-01 Active Product Safety NTC thermistor on A1 AC boards overheats to 140 to 160 C, melting plastic and causing fires; Bambu Lab silently revised hardware but issued no recall
Bambu Lab Authorization Control System (edit) Bambu Lab 2025-01-16 Active Post-purchase terms change January 2025 firmware change restricted third-party slicers and gated printer control behind Bambu-issued authentication.
Bambu Lab cease and desist against OrcaSlicer fork developer (edit) Bambu Lab 2026-04-23 Active Legal threat against open-source contributor April 2026 private cease-and-desist against AGPL fork maintainer Paweł Jarczak, who restored direct printer control removed by Bambu Lab's Authorization Control System.
Bandicam perpetual license invalidation (edit) Bandicam 2025 Bandicam Bandicut Product
Battery Health Assistance (edit) Google Google Pixel Product Planned Obsolescence
Belkin (edit) Belkin 2025-07-10 Wemo
Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect (edit) Best Buy 2019-11-06 Active Insignia Connect Product
Bitly QR Code preview page advertising (edit) Bitly February 2025 Active QR-Code-Generator.com Bitly links Service Terms of Service Bitly has introduced "preview pages" for QR Codes and Bitly links, which may contain advertising, before directing users to the destination link.
Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout (edit) Bitly 2021-12-01 Active Qr-code-generator.com Qr-code-generator.com Service Terms of Service Bitly's QR-Code-Generator.com markets "free" QR codes that break after a 14-day trial unless users pay $119/year, destroying printed materials.
BlackVue firmware security vulnerabilities (edit) BlackVue 2022-07-30 Active Product Privacy Repairability Seven CVEs across DR750 & DR590X allow firmware backdooring, unauthenticated recording access, & hardcoded API secrets; DR750 unpatched since 2022
BlackVue GPS location broadcasting (edit) BlackVue 2018-09-18 Active Product Privacy BlackVue Cloud broadcasts users' real-time GPS, video, and audio to anyone with a free app account; BlackVue calls it a feature
BlackVue mandatory app registration (edit) BlackVue 2025-03-13 Active Product Privacy Subscription lock-in BlackVue requires account registration to use the companion app, removing local Wi-Fi access without internet login; second try after 2023 reversal
Bloomberg DMCA strikes GamersNexus video (edit) Bloomberg 2025-08-20 DMCA Abuse
Blu-Ray Ultra-HD DRM (edit) AACS LA 2016-02-14 Active Product Digital rights management Right to own UHD Blu-ray requires internet-connected DRM; if AACS servers shut down, legally purchased discs become unplayable
Bluebeam Revu 20 license reassignment cutoff (edit) Bluebeam 2026-07-31 Active Bluebeam Revu Bluebeam Revu 20 Product Forced Migration Forced Obsolescence Ownership Bluebeam ended Revu 20 license reassignment, preventing perpetual seats from moving to new or replacement computers after July 31, 2026.
BlueCruise hands-free driving (edit) Ford 2021 Active Service Subscription Planned Obsolescence Ford charges up to $495/year to unlock BlueCruise hands-free driving on hardware already installed in the vehicle at purchase
BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data (edit) BlueDriver Repairify Root Four Imagination Lemur Vehicle Monitors 2025-04-25 2025-10-14 Resolved BlueDriver BlueDriver OBDII Scan Tool Product Cloud lockout Forced Migration Privacy iOS and Android apps required login for any functionality
BMW API restrictions (edit) BMW 2025-08-30 Active Vehicles Vehicles Cars Automobiles Product Digital restrictions BMW destroys home assistant integration for customers of BMW's online services subscriptions
BMW feature lockout scandal (edit) BMW Active Product Hardware Lockout Ownership Subscription BMW is charging for activation of hardware features built into their vehicles.
BMW proprietary screws (edit) BMW 2025-12-11 Active Product Repairability Anti-consumer Behavior BMW patented a roundel-shaped screw that blocks standard tools, restricting vehicle owners and independent shops from basic maintenance
BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising (edit) BMW 2026-07-27 2026-08-10 Active Advertising Connected car BMW delivered a full-screen Spider-Man movie ad to customer dashboards in July 2026, after saying in 2023 it would not sell in-car screens for ads.
BMW's heated seat subscription (edit) BMW July 2022 Rent-seeking
BMW's high beam assistant (HBA) (edit) BMW August 2019 Active Product Rent-Seeking BMW charges a subscription to unlock High Beam Assistant, a pre-installed safety feature that prevents blinding other road users
Bondtech Nozzle Gate (edit) Bondtech AB 2026-07-20 Active INDX INDX Founders Edition Product False advertising Bondtech AB sold INDX tool-changer nozzles advertised as hardened and abrasive-resistant; the Founders Edition and initial Prusa CORE One+ INDX kits shipped with nitrocarburized steel measured at 30 to 32 HRC, and the company admitted the labeling error on July 29, 2026.
Booking.com Post-Payment Terms Disclosure (edit) Booking.com 2025 Active Service Contract Transparency Material Omission Hosts impose terms after payment; platform disclaims responsibility and defends chargebacks citing "non-refundable" status.
BorisFX Deactivates "Legacy" Mocha Pro Licenses (edit) Boris FX Mocha Pro Product Software Discontinuation Starting September 1, 2021, Boris FX discontinued support for all Mocha Pro licenses prior to V6.
Bosch cloud dishwasher incident (edit) Bosch Cloud
Bose QuietComfort Sleepbuds doesn't allow purchasing new case (edit) Bose 2020-09-29 Active Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Product Repairability Planned Obsolescence Bose firmware-locked QC Earbuds (2020) to their charging case; losing the case bricks functional earbuds with no replacement sold
Bose SoundTouch end of life treatment (edit) Bose 2025-10-09 2026-01-07 Resolved Bose SoundTouch Bose SoundTouch Incident Cloud Lockout Service Termination Planned Obsolesence Abandonware Bose announces end of cloud support for SoundTouch products, but releases API documentation and promises to leave non-cloud features intact.
Brave puts affiliated links in the address bar (edit) Brave Software 2020-06-06 2020-06-08 Resolved Brave browser Product False advertising Privacy Brave silently injected affiliate referral codes into address bar URL suggestions without user consent
Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC (edit) Federal Communications Commission
Brother DCP-L3550CDW aftermarket toner failure (edit) Brother Industries Ltd. 2018 Active DCP-L3550CDW and MFC-L3770CDW printers TN-760 cartridges DCP-L3550CDW and MFC-L3770CDW printers TN-760 cartridges Incident Anticompetitive Behavior Planned Obsolescence Third Party Brother toner cartridges contain chips for authentication. Firmware updates have actively suppressed aftermarket toner.
Brother printers causing issues with third party inks (edit) Brother Industries Ltd. Third-party
Bumpgate (edit) AMD Nvidia 2006 2010 Resolved Poor Quality
Cambridge Analytica Scandal (edit) Cambridge Analytica Meta 2018 2019 Resolved Facebook Service Advertising Privacy The personal data of Facebook users was misused for targeted political advertising.
Canadian Bill C-22: Lawful Access Act (edit) Government of Canada 2026-03-12 Active Privacy Privacy Concern On March 12, the Canadian government began readings of Bill C-22, The Lawful Access Act. The bill has been widely criticized by privacy advocates over concerns of the retention of metadata and potential for government backdoor access.
Canadian bread price fixing (edit) Canada Bread Weston Foods Walmart Canada Giant Tiger Sobeys Metro 2001 2015 Resolved Bread Bread Bagels Naan Product Price Fixing From 2001 to 2015, many companies colluded in what can be described as a cartel, fixing bread prices in Canada.
Canon ink DRM (edit) Canon December 2021 Active ImageRUNNER Product DRM Third-party Canon uses authentication chips in toner cartridges to block third-party use; a chip shortage forced Canon to bypass its own DRM in 2022
Canon legacy scanner driver abandonment (edit) Canon Active Product Planned Obsolescence Canon stops driver updates for functional scanners; users on Windows 10/11 or modern macOS can't use hardware they own
Canon printers disable scanning when ink is low (edit) Canon 2021-10-12 2023-03-07 Resolved Product Planned Obsolescence Repairability Canon disables scanning & faxing on all-in-one printers when ink is low; scanning uses no ink
Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause (edit) Canva Affinity
Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible (edit) Cerberus Advertising Privacy
CF Moto puts previously included features behind paywall (edit) CFMoto 2025-08-15 Active Motorcycles CFMOTO Ride Product Cloud lockout CFMoto moved to a subscription model for their CFMOTO Ride app, charging users for features they previously received with their purchase
Chamberlain removes API access from new and existing garage door openers (edit) Chamberlain Group November 2023 March 2024 Active Product Cloud Privacy Ownership Chamberlain Group removed third party API access to new and existing garage door openers (forcing cloud connection and data collection).
Chat Control (edit) 2021 Active Surveillance Privacy EU legislation to scan private messages for child sexual abuse material: a temporary voluntary regime (1.0) and a proposed mandatory one (2.0).
ChatGPT-4o (edit) OpenAI 2024-05-13 Active ChatGPT Product Artificial Intelligence Paywall Health Risk to Users ChatGPT-4o is a language model of OpenAI known by several incidents that include user harm, product deprecation and false claims from OpenAI
Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks (edit) Lenovo Google 2019-02-27 2026-01-01 Pending Resolution Computer Laptop Service Service Termination The end of millions of Chromebooks as Chrome OS support is discontinued, impacting schools and students worldwide.

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