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McDonald's

2026-05-12T14:05:11Z

Cody: Minor grammar

{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=15 May 1940
|Industry=Food
|Type=Public
|Website=https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/home.html,https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html
|Logo=McDonald's Golden Arches.webp
|Description=
}}

Founded on 15 May 1940 by Richard and Maurie McDonald, '''{{Wplink|McDonald's|McDonald's Corporation}}''' is an American fast-food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion and owning 36,500 stores across 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2026 |title=How Many McDonald's Restaurants Are There in the United States? |url=https://www.locationscloud.com/intelligence-reports/mcdonalds-usa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251129180454/https://www.locationscloud.com/intelligence-reports/mcdonalds-usa/ |archive-date=29 Nov 2025 |access-date=5 Feb 2026 |website=Locations Cloud}}</ref> Besides food services, McDonald's offers other services and product with their own AI assistant named Olivia, [https://mcdelivery.co.in/bug-bounty bug bounty hunter program] (only in India), McDelivery, the McDonald's App, and its spinoff restaurant {{Wplink|CosMc's}} (closed on 23 May 2025).

McDonald's is part of several organizations and partnerships, like the [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Restaurant_Association National Restaurant Association], [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=International_Franchise_Association International Franchise Association] and [https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html google cloud partnership.]

==Consumer impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
*Privacy Concerns
*Security Vulnerabilities
*Holding security risks from public
*False Advertising

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Controversy
!Year
!Background Info
!Aftermath
|-
![[McDonald's Japan malware attack]]
!2006
!On August 4, 2006, [[McDonald's]] Japan ran a promotion that included MP3 Players as the prize for the 10,000 winners. The MP3 Player contain malware that steals passwords and login credentials of customers.
!On August 7, McDonald's issued an public apology to any customers affected. The company offered a Web link that removes the malware and allowed winners to return their MP3 players for a free replacement.
|-
|McDonald's Customer Database Hack
|2010
|McDonald's advertisement partner, {{Wplink|Leo Burnett Worldwide#References|Arc Worldwide}}, hired an email database management firm Silverpop Systems<ref>{{Cite web |last=Charette |first=Robert |date=15 Dec 2010 |title=McDonald's Data Breach: Supersized? |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/mcdonalds-data-breach-supersized |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240420080626/https://spectrum.ieee.org/mcdonalds-data-breach-supersized |archive-date=20 Apr 2024 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=IEEE.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Constantin |first=Lucian |date=15 Dec 2010 |title=Leaks at Walgreens, McDonald's, deviantART and 100 Others Linked to Single Breach |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/Leaks-at-Walgreens-McDonald-s-deviantART-and-100-Others-Linked-to-Single-Breach-172797.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20101218232130/http://news.softpedia.com:80/news/Leaks-at-Walgreens-McDonald-s-deviantART-and-100-Others-Linked-to-Single-Breach-172797.shtml |archive-date=18 Dec 2010 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=SoftPedia}}</ref> that suffered a massive security breach, resulting in customers' email addresses, names, phone numbers, and postal addresses being leaked.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karp |first=Gregory |date=13 Dec 2010 |title=Security breaches at three firms expose vulnerability of customer information |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-13-la-fi-mcdonalds-20101213-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260213213751/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-13-la-fi-mcdonalds-20101213-story.html |archive-date=13 Feb 2026 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=Los Angeles Time}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 Dec 2010 |title=Hackers Steal Customer Data from McDonald's Partner Database |url=https://thehackernews.com/2010/12/hackers-steal-mcdonalds-customer-data.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260213213751/https://thehackernews.com/2010/12/hackers-steal-mcdonalds-customer-data.html |archive-date=13 Feb 2026 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 Dec 2010 |title=McDonald’s says customer database hacked |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/12/13/mcdonalds-says-customer-database-hacked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170504172619/http://www.mercurynews.com/2010/12/13/mcdonalds-says-customer-database-hacked/ |archive-date=4 May 2017 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=The Mercury News}}</ref> McDonald's didn't report on the amount of customers affected.
|The hacker's have not been caught.
|-
|[[McDonald's 2017 India Leak|McDonald's India Leak]]
|2017
|Reported by a cybersecurity firm Fallible, a vulnerability in McDelivery allowed leakage of 2.2 million customers information.
|McDonald's responded with a public statement and applying a patch for the vulnerability.
|-
|[[McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack]]
|2021
|McDonald's was hacked in Taiwan, US (though very minimal impact), and South Korea that included customers emails, phone numbers, and delivery addresses. Details for this lawsuits remain limited, however the company did report of it not being ransomware and collaborating with authorities on the issue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyngaas |first=Sean |date=11 Jun 2021 |title=McDonald’s discloses hack of customer data in South Korea and Taiwan |url=https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251014202640/https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ |archive-date=14 Oct 2025 |access-date=2 Feb 2026 |website=Cyberscoop}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2021 |title=McDonald's Corp suffers data breach |url=https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112104952/https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach |archive-date=12 Nov 2025 |access-date=2 Feb 2026 |website=Security Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabet |first=Keumars |date=14 Jun 2021 |title=Personal data exposed in McDonald’s data breach |url=https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/359862/personal-data-exposed-in-mcdonalds-data-breach |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250428054719/https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/359862/personal-data-exposed-in-mcdonalds-data-breach |archive-date=28 Apr 2025 |access-date=1 Feb 2026 |website=ITpro}}</ref>
|The hackers have not been caught, as this is still an ongoing issue.
|-
|McDonald's fined for storing customer's data
|2023
|Hackers access personal data of 4.87 million customers due to McDonald's containing backup files of customers and not removing files after data retention period expired. <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 Feb 2026 |title=McDonald’s Korea fined $540k over data breach |url=https://qsrmedia.asia/legal/news/mcdonalds-korea-fined-540k-over-data-breach |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240530024741/https://qsrmedia.asia/legal/news/mcdonalds-korea-fined-540k-over-data-breach |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=5 Feb 2026 |website=QSR Media Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2023 |title=McDonald's Korea fined 696 million won for breach of customers' personal data |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/22/business/industry/McDonalds-McDonalds-Korea-personal-information/20230322173615661.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251006020216/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/22/business/industry/McDonalds-McDonalds-Korea-personal-information/20230322173615661.html |archive-date=6 Oct 2025 |access-date=5 Feb 2026 |website=Korea JoonAng Daily}}</ref>
|McDonald's was fined 696 million wan ($532,110 )
|-
|McDonald's India McDelivery Security Vulnerability
|2024
|An Security Researcher going by an alias Eaton, discovered an vulnerability that leaked costumers names, email addresses, phone numbers. vehicle numbers, profile pictures, and allowed tracking real-time location of their deliveries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 Dec 2024 |title=I’m Lovin’ It: Exploiting McDonald’s APIs to hijack deliveries and order food for a penny |url=https://eaton-works.com/2024/12/19/mcdelivery-india-hack/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251107083737/https://eaton-works.com/2024/12/19/mcdelivery-india-hack/ |archive-date=7 Nov 2025 |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=EatonWorks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Derek |date=23 Dec 2024 |title=McDonalds delivery customers put at risk by possible data breach |url=https://derektmckinney.com/mcdonalds-delivery-customers-put-at-risk-by-possible-data-breach/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250915151853/https://derektmckinney.com/mcdonalds-delivery-customers-put-at-risk-by-possible-data-breach/ |archive-date=15 September 2025 |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=derektmckinney}}</ref>
|McDonald's Fixed the issue on August 23. On November 13, through their bounty program, sent Eaton an $240 amazon gift-card.
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|}

==Lawsuits==
{| class="wikitable"
!Controversy
!Year
!Background Info
!Aftermath
|-
|{{Wplink|McLibel_case#Judgment|McDonald's Libel trial}}
|1997
|McDonald's sued environmental activists Helen Steel and David Morris over a fact-sheet that contained claims of McDonald's environmental practices, treatment of animals, nutritional information, marketing towards children, and labor practices. The trial spanned nearly ten years, resulting in it being the longest trial in British history.
|McDonald's was found liable for false advertising, mistreatment of animals, and liable for some environmental damage. The Court found that several claims were defamatory, rewarding McDonald's £60,000 in damages.
|-
|McDonald's violation of Illinois data protection law
|2021
|On July 20. Carpenter filled a class action lawsuit against McDonald's for collection of customers voice prints without prior consent. McDonald's attempted to dismiss the claim, arguing any voice data collected didn't meet criteria for an voiceprint because it doesn't identify an individual, however the dismissal was denied. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Blakey |first=John |date=28 May 2021 |title=Carpenter v. McDonald's Corporation (1:21-cv-02906) |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59950073/carpenter-v-mcdonalds-corporation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240714095842/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59950073/carpenter-v-mcdonalds-corporation/ |archive-date=14 July 2024 |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=Court Listener}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 Mar 2023 |title=McDonald’s seeks ban to forbid confidential consumer information disclosure in voice data lawsuit |url=https://pogowasright.org/mcdonalds-seeks-ban-to-forbid-confidential-consumer-information-disclosure-in-voice-data-lawsuit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240229213943/https://www.pogowasright.org/mcdonalds-seeks-ban-to-forbid-confidential-consumer-information-disclosure-in-voice-data-lawsuit/ |archive-date=29 Feb 2024 |access-date=5 Feb 2026 |website=PogowasRight}}</ref>
|Still in progress
|-
|McDelivery orders Data Breach in South Korea
|2021
|Customers who placed a McDelivery order in South Korea were affected by a data breach that exposed customer addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jessy |date=7 Oct 2021 |title=McDelivery Customers Serve McDonald’s Class Action Lawsuit After Data Breach |url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/mcdelivery-customers-serve-mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-after-data-breach/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231010122451/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/mcdelivery-customers-serve-mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-after-data-breach/ |archive-date=10 October 2023 |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=Top Class Action}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaak |first=Erin |date=7 Oct 2021 |title=McDonald’s Hit with Class Action Over April 2021 Data Breach [DISMISSED] |url=https://www.classaction.org/blog/mcdonalds-hit-with-class-action-over-april-2021-data-breach |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250426173534/https://www.classaction.org/blog/mcdonalds-hit-with-class-action-over-april-2021-data-breach |archive-date=26 Apr 2025 |access-date=5 Feb 2026 |website=ClassAction}}</ref>
|Case was dropped, both agreed to cover their own cost, however settlement agreements are unknown.
|-
|McDonald's False Advertising of McRib Ingredients
|2025
|On December 23, Mcdonalds was sued for the product "McRib" not containing real rib meat. McDonald's responded by saying the product contains boneless pork mixed with barbecue sauce, onions, and pickles. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabbagestalk |first=Iesha |date=4 Jan 2026 |title=McDonald’s Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over McRib Ingredients |url=https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/mcdonalds-sued-over-mcrib-ingredients/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260105021756/https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/mcdonalds-sued-over-mcrib-ingredients/ |archive-date=5 Jan 2026 |access-date=5 Feb 2026 |website=Baller Alert}}</ref>
|Still in progress
|}

==See also==
*[[7-Eleven]]
*[[Domino's]]
*[[Wendy's]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Companies]]

Talk:McDonald's

2026-05-12T13:55:22Z

Cody: /* McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies */

== McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies ==

I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure system scans in the application for the following, without which, the app may or may not start:

- No third party apps installed (reported by others)

- Play services required (confirmed by me)

- No third party app markets installed (F-Droid, Aptoide...) (reported by others)

- No mod apps installed (Lucky Patcher, HappyMod...) (confirmed by me)

- No root access enabled (reported by others)

- No developer mode enabled (reported by others)

- No custom ROMs (reported by others)

Possibly more, but McDonalds doesn't explicitly say anywhere what exactly is required for the app to run, or what will prevent it from running.

This has dropped their Google Play reviews to 2.3 stars, but they don't seem to care, and have instead started pushing users to install the app forcefully by removing services previously offered in-store like table service, and only offering that through the app. Possibly more information to be addded to the article.

I have never contributed to the Consumer Rights Wiki, and am not sure how to include this in the article, but I'd be willing to provide as much info as I have on the topic and do further research if needed.

I think it is worth noting I am from Spain, so the above may only partially, or not at all apply to the US or other regions, although, this being the supposedly global app, I would assume it does.

[[User:Cody|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody|talk]]) 12:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Article suggestions

2026-05-12T13:37:20Z

Cody: Removed potentially incorrect information added by myself. (not sure if this is just my device, as it seems bitwarden does have passkey support on android, but I don't have the option in my app for some reason)

==Google Password Manager Overrides Third-Party Autofill on Android==

(adding this here since I cannot edit the page. Happened to me personally and I have found evidence of it happening to more people)

Using third-party autofill (Bitwarden, 1Password) stopped working in Google Chrome for Android. Google Pass Manager is softly imposed for a more fluent user experience. Even deleting all the passwords and disabling Google Autofill does not work.

Sources:

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/issue-with-google-and-chrome-app-autofill-on-android/42901?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/android-autofill-service-automatically-disabled/44362?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/autofill-on-android-not-working/86323?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.techlicious.com/blog/update-this-setting-to-keep-1password-working-in-android-chrome/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

{{Unsigned|Justanuser|02:40, 12 August 2025 (UTC)}}

Have done this here: [[Google password manager overrides third-party autofill]]. Thanks for the suggestion! [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|AnotherConsumerRightsPerson]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 15:55, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

==suggestions list is uneditable for regular users==
for now I'll do a quick fix of moving the page outside of the CRW namespace. can work out a better way later [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 09:58, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:hi @[[User:Justanuser|Justanuser]] - I've moved the page to mainspace so that people can edit it. I've also confirmed you as a user, so you shouldn't have to deal with any mroe captchas, and you should be able to create talk page discussions properly [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 10:00, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

==Printers page==
I feel like there needs to be a guide or smth along those lines on Printers as a whole. Which brands to avoid, what brands to shortlist, what things to consider, etc. Maybe we could bundle in 3D printers while we're at it? [[User:SinexTitan|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan|talk]]) 18:07, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

:I don't think we really want to get into 'buyer's guide' territory on the wiki. I assume such things exist elsewhere? A theme article covering the home printing industry and the various ways that companies mess with users could absolutely make sense though, but it should be kept focused on describing and explaining the various ways that companies affect users. If there exists a buyer's guide-type-thing somewhere else on the internet which is generally acknowledged to be of high quality, then we could potentially link that in the 'see also' section of such an article. [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 11:55, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
::Back when I started this discussion, I saw a few new user generated guides pop up which led me to this epiphany. It's totally understandble to not start a "buyer's guide" from scratch if there exists one that's better. Speaking on that I too do not know if such a thing does exist. I had a brief look into 3D printers and came across r/3dprinting which does a megathread each month on purchase advice. If that's deemed fitting we may link it in the "see also" sections of relating pages. Finally regarding the "theme article" I say yes. [[User:SinexTitan|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan|talk]]) 11:00, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

==Only incident pages suggested here?==
I'm not sure if there is a policy page I missed here, but I'm having some confusion regarding this page. It seems to only contain incident pages, despite this wiki also containing products, organizations, themes, etc. (according to [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Article_types]]), and this page being seemingly labeled as a general article suggestion page, not just for incidents. Could we use this page suggest more than just incidents, or is there another page for suggesting the other types of articles? [[User:PixelRunner|PixelRunner]] ([[User talk:PixelRunner|talk]]) 03:15, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi there, the purpose of this page is to list all types of article suggestions. If you don’t want to start a company page even just a little bit, you can add a heading here for that for companies/organizations and add the name of the organization and why it meets the standards to be included here. If you have any issues, reply back to this and me or another staff member will help you get that added. Thanks for pointing this out. - [[User:Atsumari|Atsumari]] ([[User talk:Atsumari|talk]]) 18:33, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

==I HAVETO ADD RANE serato/alphatheata to the list....==
2800$ for a dj mixer? serato included with purchase? not now 300$+ OR monthly FEE to use it without NAG SCREEN/boxes

no repair options except send it in for fee.. no guides no info... i guess no one opened one up before... oh wait yeah they DCMA everyones videos on it......

please this is straight dumb. its wrong

[[User:Tekstep01|Tekstep01]] ([[User talk:Tekstep01|talk]]) 07:42, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

:You should be able to add it yourself. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 16:16, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

==AllTrails sneakily revoked lifetime licenses and forced subscription on users==
As per title. [https://www.alltrails.com AllTrails] at some point AllTrails was offering lifetime subscriptions that were discontinued in 2019 (see Business Response [https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/travel-services/alltrails-llc-1116-943157/complaints here]).

They have also had shady marketing practices whereby users believed they were buying perpetual licenses but in reality the T&C had in its small print that these licenses were for a 3-year-plan (again, see earlier comments [https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/travel-services/alltrails-llc-1116-943157/complaints here] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/alltrails/comments/10r64u1/lifetime_subscription/ here] too).

While this probably doesn't count as "evidence", I know a person who bought one of such lifetime licenses and after a few years a few devices later, they reinstalled AllTails only to find out that their license magically disappeared. They contacted their customer service who denied restoring the lifetime license at all despite all personal details of purchaser had been provided. AllTrails solicited a proof of transaction which the buyer couldn't find due to the time that lapsed. Either way, Reddit reports suggest that the best case-scenario would be offering a 3-year-plan (see comments [https://www.reddit.com/r/alltrails/comments/10r64u1/lifetime_subscription/ here]).

This is a really shady company that has misled and violated consumer rights. It deserves a page to remind the public of its dark past of revoking lifetime licenses, shady selling practices, and forcing a subscription model.

Suggested incident text:

'''AllTrails Lifetime Membership''' was discontinued after 2019 (sources [https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/travel-services/alltrails-llc-1116-943157/complaints 1], [https://www.reddit.com/r/hiking/comments/1osqu5d/alltrails_decided_to_screw_over_their_lifetime/ 2], ). While some users purchased what was advertised as a "lifetime" subscription for $99.99, AllTrails has clarified that these were actually '''3-year subscriptions''', despite marketing claims. Multiple Reddit users have reported confusion and frustration after their subscriptions expired, with AllTrails support confirming the 3-year duration. Users who bought a "lifetime" subscription before 2020 may have received a 3-year membership. Some have had their access extended after contacting support, but this is not guaranteed. [[User:Languagedivided|Languagedivided]] ([[User talk:Languagedivided|talk]]) 11:27, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

:Apparently all of this mess was due to VC funding, see comment here: "AllTrails has raised $151m in VC funding. They need to invent features to show they are growing. The product has been "enshittified"." (see comment [https://www.reddit.com/r/alltrails/comments/1lb091a/lifetime_membership_downgraded/ here]). [[User:Languagedivided|Languagedivided]] ([[User talk:Languagedivided|talk]]) 11:29, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

==Amazon’s Game Streaming Service Removing Access To Purchased Games And Offering No Refunds==
Sorry i'm new to the wiki but i think the Amazon Luna page and this incident should be added to the wiki https://kotaku.com/amazons-luna-service-removing-access-to-purchased-games-and-is-offering-no-refunds-2000686688 [[Special:Contributions/146.241.168.42|146.241.168.42]] 17:18, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

:Louis has since created an article page for this, see [[Amazon Luna revocation of third-party games]]. It needs some further work, but the basics are there. — [[User:Sojourna|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna|talk]]) 03:19, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

==Indonesia entry==

Look, I'm VERY far from a fan of the Indonesian government, but banning social media for children under 16 is by no means comparable to the anti-consumer practices that this site is meant to document. Not only is there ample evidence that social media has negative effects on children's health and mental development, the companies behind it are part of the same class that gets richer and richer from anti-consumer practices. If the issue is that the mechanisms intended to prevent children from accessing it are violating users' privacy and ownership rights, I can understand how it fits into this and I think it's worth looking into, but then the entry should be about that, not about banning social media. Please do not normalise giving kids access to products that were consciously and deliberately designed to be addictive.

I suggest either removing the entry or going deeper into why the law is harmful -- and if it is indeed harmful, it's not because of the social media ban itself.

Talk:Article suggestions

2026-05-12T13:14:44Z

Cody: /* Google Password Manager Overrides Third-Party Autofill on Android */ Reply

==Google Password Manager Overrides Third-Party Autofill on Android==

(adding this here since I cannot edit the page. Happened to me personally and I have found evidence of it happening to more people)

Using third-party autofill (Bitwarden, 1Password) stopped working in Google Chrome for Android. Google Pass Manager is softly imposed for a more fluent user experience. Even deleting all the passwords and disabling Google Autofill does not work.

Sources:

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/issue-with-google-and-chrome-app-autofill-on-android/42901?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/android-autofill-service-automatically-disabled/44362?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/autofill-on-android-not-working/86323?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.techlicious.com/blog/update-this-setting-to-keep-1password-working-in-android-chrome/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

{{Unsigned|Justanuser|02:40, 12 August 2025 (UTC)}}

:Adding one more thing here. Android does not allow third-party passkey providers like Bitwarden to support passkey-based authentication. There is currently no way to use passkeys stored in Bitwarden in Android, the Google passkey manager pops up instead.
:Source: https://bitwarden.com/help/storing-passkeys/#tab-android-3XutklkReT3Gw0l1qHhBem [[User:Cody|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody|talk]]) 13:14, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Have done this here: [[Google password manager overrides third-party autofill]]. Thanks for the suggestion! [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|AnotherConsumerRightsPerson]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 15:55, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

==suggestions list is uneditable for regular users==
for now I'll do a quick fix of moving the page outside of the CRW namespace. can work out a better way later [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 09:58, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:hi @[[User:Justanuser|Justanuser]] - I've moved the page to mainspace so that people can edit it. I've also confirmed you as a user, so you shouldn't have to deal with any mroe captchas, and you should be able to create talk page discussions properly [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 10:00, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

==Printers page==
I feel like there needs to be a guide or smth along those lines on Printers as a whole. Which brands to avoid, what brands to shortlist, what things to consider, etc. Maybe we could bundle in 3D printers while we're at it? [[User:SinexTitan|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan|talk]]) 18:07, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

:I don't think we really want to get into 'buyer's guide' territory on the wiki. I assume such things exist elsewhere? A theme article covering the home printing industry and the various ways that companies mess with users could absolutely make sense though, but it should be kept focused on describing and explaining the various ways that companies affect users. If there exists a buyer's guide-type-thing somewhere else on the internet which is generally acknowledged to be of high quality, then we could potentially link that in the 'see also' section of such an article. [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 11:55, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
::Back when I started this discussion, I saw a few new user generated guides pop up which led me to this epiphany. It's totally understandble to not start a "buyer's guide" from scratch if there exists one that's better. Speaking on that I too do not know if such a thing does exist. I had a brief look into 3D printers and came across r/3dprinting which does a megathread each month on purchase advice. If that's deemed fitting we may link it in the "see also" sections of relating pages. Finally regarding the "theme article" I say yes. [[User:SinexTitan|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan|talk]]) 11:00, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

==Only incident pages suggested here?==
I'm not sure if there is a policy page I missed here, but I'm having some confusion regarding this page. It seems to only contain incident pages, despite this wiki also containing products, organizations, themes, etc. (according to [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Article_types]]), and this page being seemingly labeled as a general article suggestion page, not just for incidents. Could we use this page suggest more than just incidents, or is there another page for suggesting the other types of articles? [[User:PixelRunner|PixelRunner]] ([[User talk:PixelRunner|talk]]) 03:15, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi there, the purpose of this page is to list all types of article suggestions. If you don’t want to start a company page even just a little bit, you can add a heading here for that for companies/organizations and add the name of the organization and why it meets the standards to be included here. If you have any issues, reply back to this and me or another staff member will help you get that added. Thanks for pointing this out. - [[User:Atsumari|Atsumari]] ([[User talk:Atsumari|talk]]) 18:33, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

==I HAVETO ADD RANE serato/alphatheata to the list....==
2800$ for a dj mixer? serato included with purchase? not now 300$+ OR monthly FEE to use it without NAG SCREEN/boxes

no repair options except send it in for fee.. no guides no info... i guess no one opened one up before... oh wait yeah they DCMA everyones videos on it......

please this is straight dumb. its wrong

[[User:Tekstep01|Tekstep01]] ([[User talk:Tekstep01|talk]]) 07:42, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

:You should be able to add it yourself. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 16:16, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

==AllTrails sneakily revoked lifetime licenses and forced subscription on users==
As per title. [https://www.alltrails.com AllTrails] at some point AllTrails was offering lifetime subscriptions that were discontinued in 2019 (see Business Response [https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/travel-services/alltrails-llc-1116-943157/complaints here]).

They have also had shady marketing practices whereby users believed they were buying perpetual licenses but in reality the T&C had in its small print that these licenses were for a 3-year-plan (again, see earlier comments [https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/travel-services/alltrails-llc-1116-943157/complaints here] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/alltrails/comments/10r64u1/lifetime_subscription/ here] too).

While this probably doesn't count as "evidence", I know a person who bought one of such lifetime licenses and after a few years a few devices later, they reinstalled AllTails only to find out that their license magically disappeared. They contacted their customer service who denied restoring the lifetime license at all despite all personal details of purchaser had been provided. AllTrails solicited a proof of transaction which the buyer couldn't find due to the time that lapsed. Either way, Reddit reports suggest that the best case-scenario would be offering a 3-year-plan (see comments [https://www.reddit.com/r/alltrails/comments/10r64u1/lifetime_subscription/ here]).

This is a really shady company that has misled and violated consumer rights. It deserves a page to remind the public of its dark past of revoking lifetime licenses, shady selling practices, and forcing a subscription model.

Suggested incident text:

'''AllTrails Lifetime Membership''' was discontinued after 2019 (sources [https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/travel-services/alltrails-llc-1116-943157/complaints 1], [https://www.reddit.com/r/hiking/comments/1osqu5d/alltrails_decided_to_screw_over_their_lifetime/ 2], ). While some users purchased what was advertised as a "lifetime" subscription for $99.99, AllTrails has clarified that these were actually '''3-year subscriptions''', despite marketing claims. Multiple Reddit users have reported confusion and frustration after their subscriptions expired, with AllTrails support confirming the 3-year duration. Users who bought a "lifetime" subscription before 2020 may have received a 3-year membership. Some have had their access extended after contacting support, but this is not guaranteed. [[User:Languagedivided|Languagedivided]] ([[User talk:Languagedivided|talk]]) 11:27, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

:Apparently all of this mess was due to VC funding, see comment here: "AllTrails has raised $151m in VC funding. They need to invent features to show they are growing. The product has been "enshittified"." (see comment [https://www.reddit.com/r/alltrails/comments/1lb091a/lifetime_membership_downgraded/ here]). [[User:Languagedivided|Languagedivided]] ([[User talk:Languagedivided|talk]]) 11:29, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

==Amazon’s Game Streaming Service Removing Access To Purchased Games And Offering No Refunds==
Sorry i'm new to the wiki but i think the Amazon Luna page and this incident should be added to the wiki https://kotaku.com/amazons-luna-service-removing-access-to-purchased-games-and-is-offering-no-refunds-2000686688 [[Special:Contributions/146.241.168.42|146.241.168.42]] 17:18, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

:Louis has since created an article page for this, see [[Amazon Luna revocation of third-party games]]. It needs some further work, but the basics are there. — [[User:Sojourna|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna|talk]]) 03:19, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

==Indonesia entry==

Look, I'm VERY far from a fan of the Indonesian government, but banning social media for children under 16 is by no means comparable to the anti-consumer practices that this site is meant to document. Not only is there ample evidence that social media has negative effects on children's health and mental development, the companies behind it are part of the same class that gets richer and richer from anti-consumer practices. If the issue is that the mechanisms intended to prevent children from accessing it are violating users' privacy and ownership rights, I can understand how it fits into this and I think it's worth looking into, but then the entry should be about that, not about banning social media. Please do not normalise giving kids access to products that were consciously and deliberately designed to be addictive.

I suggest either removing the entry or going deeper into why the law is harmful -- and if it is indeed harmful, it's not because of the social media ban itself.

Talk:McDonald's

2026-05-12T12:56:56Z

Cody: /* McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies */

== McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies ==

I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure checks in the application for the following, without which, the app simply does not start:

- No third party apps installed

- Play services working and with MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY flag

- No third party app markets installed (F-Droid, Aptoide...)

- No mod apps installed (Lucky Patcher, HappyMod...)

- No root access enabled

- No developer mode enabled

- No custom ROMs

- Possibly more, but it doesn't say anywhere

The above are all speculative checks that are not confirmed or denied by McDonalds.

This has dropped their Google Play reviews to 2.3 stars, but they don't seem to care, and have instead started pushing users to install the app forcefully by removing services previously offered in-store like table service, and only offering that through the app.

I have never contributed to the Consumer Rights Wiki, and am not sure how to include this in the article, but I'd be willing to provide as much info as I have on the topic and do further research if needed.

I think it is worth noting I am from Spain, so the above may only partially, or not at all apply to the US or other regions, although, this being the supposedly global app, I would assume it does. [[User:Cody|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody|talk]]) 12:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Talk:McDonald's

2026-05-12T12:49:00Z

Cody: /* McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies */ new section

== McDonalds App invasive and anti-consumer security policies ==

I think this article needs to be extended with a section addressing the "security" policies in the McDonalds global app. Around October 2025, McDonalds implemented very obscure checks in the application for the following:

- No third party apps installed

- Play services working and with MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY flag

- No third party app markets installed (F-Droid, Aptoide...)

- No mod apps installed (Lucky Patcher, HappyMod...)

- No root access enabled

- No developer mode enabled

- No custom ROMs

- Possibly more, but it doesn't say anywhere

The above are all speculative checks that are not confirmed or denied by McDonalds.

This has dropped their Google Play reviews to 2.3 stars, but they don't seem to care, and have instead started pushing users to install the app forcefully by removing services previously offered in-store like table service, and only offering that through the app.

I have never contributed to the Consumer Rights Wiki, and am not sure how to include this in the article, but I'd be willing to provide as much info as I have on the topic and do further research if needed.

I think it is worth noting I am from Spain, so the above may only partially, or not at all apply to the US or other regions, although, this being the supposedly global app, I would assume it does. [[User:Cody|Cody]] ([[User talk:Cody|talk]]) 12:49, 12 May 2026 (UTC)