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File:Logo of the TCL Corporation.svg

2026-05-12T07:36:57Z

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==Summary==
The logo of TCL Electronics – listed company and manufacturer of televisions and electronic products
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

Category:Avid Technology

2026-04-16T16:42:29Z

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File:YNAB blurple logo.svg

2026-04-16T16:38:30Z

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==Summary==
YNAB's text-only logo in a blurple color scheme as an SVG sourced from Wikimedia.
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:PlayStation logo.svg

2026-03-15T09:09:24Z

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==Summary==
PlayStation's logo as a SVG sourced from Wikimedia
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Oasis logo.svg

2026-03-07T20:20:37Z

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==Licensing==
{{Fairuse}}
[[Category:Logo]]

Category:Domino's

2026-01-27T19:12:54Z

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File:Claude AI logo.svg

2026-01-27T19:09:12Z

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==Licensing==
{{PD}}
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Category:Asustor

2026-01-26T21:16:47Z

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File:ASUS Logo.svg

2026-01-26T21:14:02Z

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==Summary==
Asus company logo
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

Balena

2026-01-26T21:11:13Z

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{{CompanyCargo
|Description=
|Founded=2013
|Industry=Software
|Logo=Balena.png
|ParentCompany=
|Type=Private
|Website=https://www.balena.io/
}}
[[wikipedia:Etcher (software)|'''Balena''']] (formerly known as [https://resin.io/ Resin.io]) provides a platform focused on DevOps management for servers, clients, and local cross platform device software. It also offers tools for updating, deploying and maintaining code bases.

==Consumer-impact summary==
Balena has been one of the bigger companies that has open sourced most if not all products for users to tinker with. However, recently they have resorted to anti-consumer tactics. Such violations include:

*Breach of user trust
*Adding adware to its services
*Leveraging its reach to the vulnerable tech illiterate

==Incidents==

===Balena Etcher Collecting data on users drive and filename being flashed (2018 - present)===
As early as 2018, Balena has been gathering specific user telemetry on their software [https://etcher.balena.io/ Balena Etcher] without consent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@sneak |date=2018-02-18 |title=etcher spies on the user without consent · Issue #2057 · balena-io/etcher |url=https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311071415/https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2057 |archive-date=2025-03-11 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Github Issues}}</ref> Specific information includes IP address, USB device info and the filename being flashed being sold to their 3rd party AD network partners compromising users privacy and trust for profit. Many other privacy focused open sourced groups that have relied on Etcher like [https://tails.net/ Tails] have completely removed recommendation of using Balena Etcher to install their operating system.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Tails - Replacing balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows |url=https://tails.net/news/rufus/index.en.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330003542/https://tails.net/news/rufus/index.en.html |archive-date=2025-03-30 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Tails}}</ref> While there are many alternatives to Balena Etcher they tend to be a bit less user friendly and likely are not cross platform. Making them the de-facto choice among non tech literate users that are drawn into using it.

===Balena's Privacy Policy===
Recently Balena made a minor change to its privacy policy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-01 |title=Old Privacy Statement - balena |url=https://www.balena.io/privacy-policy |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322034030/https://www.balena.io/privacy-policy |archive-date=2025-03-22 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Balena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-03-27 |title=Privacy Statement - balena |url=https://www.balena.io/privacy-policy |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327215930/https://www.balena.io/privacy-policy |archive-date=2025-03-27 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Balena}}</ref>. While the change was minor, the policy itself has been noted{{Citation needed}} to contain several clauses which users found concerning, including the following:

====Fingerprinting users with help of third parties====
<blockquote>"'''Automatic Data Collection'''. We may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services. This information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, location information, Internet service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after using the Services, information about the links you click, and other information about how you use the Services. Information we collect may be associated with accounts and other devices."</blockquote><blockquote>"We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through third party services and organizations to supplement information provided by you. This supplemental information allows us to verify information that you have provided to us and to enhance our ability to provide you with information about our business, products, and Services."</blockquote>

====Collecting information on your referrals or "friends/colleagues"====
<blockquote>"Share Content with Friends or Colleagues. Our Services may offer various tools and functionalities. For example, we may allow you to provide information about your friends through our referral services. Our referral services may allow you to forward or share certain content with a friend or colleague, such as an email inviting your friend to use our Services."</blockquote>

====Sharing information collected about you to third parties and AD networks====
<blockquote>"We may share any personal information we collect about you with our third- party service providers. The categories of service providers to whom we entrust personal information include: IT and related services; information and services; payment processors; customer service providers; and vendors to support the provision of the Services."</blockquote><blockquote>"'''Business Partners.'''

We may provide personal information to business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services. In such cases, our business partner's name will appear along with ours.

'''Affiliates.'''

We may share personal information with our affiliated companies."</blockquote>

====Having to manually request data to be erased through legal channels instead of by default====
<blockquote>"You can access and modify the personal information associated with your Account by logging in to your Balena account. If you want us to delete your personal information and your Account, please contact us at legal@balena.io with your request. We will take steps to delete your information as soon we can, but some information may remain in archived/backup copies for our records or as otherwise required by law."</blockquote>

==Products==

===Balena Etcher (2016)===
Formerly known as Etcher; Balena Etcher is a free open source tool that flashes image files. it has recently had some controversial stir around how it collects user data within its app. Many users have started using other software to flash image files such as GNOME Disk, Rufus, DD (bash command), and the Disk Utility (Mainly for mac) that work without selling the consumer out.

==Alternatives==

*[https://rufus.ie/en/ Rufus]

==References==
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Category:OpenAI

2026-01-26T20:33:24Z

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Category:ChatGPT

2026-01-26T20:32:41Z

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[[Category:OpenAI]]
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File:OpenAI logo (symbol).svg

2026-01-26T20:30:21Z

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==Summary==
OpenAI's blossom logo, sourced from Wikimedia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenAI_logo_2025_(symbol).svg
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:OnePlus.svg

2026-01-22T22:39:56Z

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==Summary==
https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/File:OnePlus_2020.svg
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Coca-Cola Company logo.svg

2026-01-20T17:23:11Z

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==Summary==
Sourced from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company#/media/File:The_Coca-Cola_Company_(2020).svg
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:GeForce Now logo.svg

2026-01-14T19:38:10Z

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==Summary==
GeForce Now's logo as a SVG sourced from Wikipedia
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Mullvad VPN logo.svg

2026-01-06T21:11:50Z

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==Summary==
MullvadVPN's logo as a SVG sourced directly from [https://mullvad.net/en/press Mullvad's website]
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Wikipedia.svg

2026-01-06T15:37:16Z

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==Summary==
the wikipedia logo downloaded from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg?download
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

Talk:Doogee

2026-01-05T16:54:19Z

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==What have they done?==

Obviously the page is new so will see if anyone adds anything, but just wanted to check that there's a reason for their addition? [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 15:27, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

:It seems like a spam article, only 2 images promoting discounts... [[User:Emanuele|ema]] ([[User talk:Emanuele|talk]]) 16:54, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Category:Ryanair

2026-01-03T10:39:53Z

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Category:Trade Republic

2026-01-03T10:38:21Z

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Talk:IRacing

2025-12-28T15:06:38Z

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==My opinions on iRacing==

Hi. I've never played iRacing, but I've heard, read about its subscription models on both its site and Steam listing along with reviews talking about it. [[User:SackboyD|SackboyD]] ([[User talk:SackboyD|talk]]) 06:16, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

:what is anticonsumer about their business model? for what I know there's a subscription plus you pay a fee for every track and car. [[User:Emanuele|ema]] ([[User talk:Emanuele|talk]]) 15:06, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

File:Android Logo.svg

2025-12-04T16:39:11Z

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==Summary==
2023 version of Android logo
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Amazon.svg

2025-12-01T09:37:31Z

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==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
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File:Purism.png

2025-11-26T20:08:21Z

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==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Vulcan strength logo.png

2025-11-21T17:58:06Z

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==Summary==
Logo of Vulcan Strength
==Licensing==
{{Fairuse}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Xbox Network Logo.webp

2025-11-18T17:57:00Z

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==Summary==
The logo for Xbox Network (formerly Xbox Live)
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Lamborghini Logo.svg

2025-11-13T20:28:30Z

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== Summary ==
Lamborghini Logo
[[Category:Logo]]

==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}

Category:MyFitnessPal

2025-11-05T12:21:07Z

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[[Category:Software]]

Hikvision

2025-10-27T09:10:51Z

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{{InfoboxCompany
| Name = Hikvision
| Type = Public; partly state-owned
| Founded = 2001
| Industry = Security
| Official Website = https://www.hikvision.com/en/
| Logo = Hikvision_logo.svg
}}'''[[wikipedia:Hikvision|Hikvision]]''' is a video surveillance company providing products and services to over 180 countries and regions, which was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-22 |title=About Hikvision |url=https://www.hikvision.com/en/about-us/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Hikvision}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}

==Incidents==

===Removal of functionalities on some PTZ cameras===
In 2022 Hikvision removed functionalities on some PTZ cameras (eg. DS-2DE4A425IW-DE(S6)) with a firmware update. In this instance the auto tracking, which was described as a feature in the user manual, was removed without prior notice with the firmware version V5.7.3SP2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual |url=https://assets.hikvision.com/prd/public/all/doc/m000045332/UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual_E7%2C-5.6.10-11%2C-5.7.0_PDF1-TEST_en-US_20221221.PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021191726/https://assets.hikvision.com/prd/public/all/doc/m000045332/UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual_E7%2C-5.6.10-11%2C-5.7.0_PDF1-TEST_en-US_20221221.PDF |archive-date=2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=assets.hikvision.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=PTZ/Network Camera Firmware Version: V5.7.3SP2 Release Note |url=https://www.hikvisioneurope.com/uk/portal/portal/Product%20Firmware/Hikvision/03%20Front%20Ends/Speed%20Dome%20%28PTZ%29/E7%20Platform%28DS-2DE4xxxIW%28S6%29%2CDS-2DE7xxxIW%28S6%29%29/V5.7.3/PTZ%20Camera%205.7.3SP2%20Release%20Note%20--E7.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130223841/https://www.hikvisioneurope.com/uk/portal/portal/Product%20Firmware/Hikvision/03%20Front%20Ends/Speed%20Dome%20(PTZ)/E7%20Platform(DS-2DE4xxxIW(S6)%2CDS-2DE7xxxIW(S6))/V5.7.3/PTZ%20Camera%205.7.3SP2%20Release%20Note%20--E7.pdf |archive-date=2025-01-30 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=www.hikvisioneurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=Hikvision PTZ firmware update removes auto-tracking deliberately, why? |url=https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-ptz-firmware-update-removes-auto-tracking-deliberately-why.65348/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108125015/https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-ptz-firmware-update-removes-auto-tracking-deliberately-why.65348/ |archive-date=2024-01-08 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ipcamtalk}}</ref> Some users have reported that the functionality was added back only in the newer hardware revision of that camera, the old version was then marked as discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=DO NOT UPDATE DS-2DE4A425IW-DE |url=https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/do-not-update-ds-2de4a425iw-de.62371/page-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250804194824/https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/do-not-update-ds-2de4a425iw-de.62371/page-5 |archive-date=2025-08-04 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ipcamtalk}}</ref>

==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}

==See also==
{{Ph-C-SA}}

==References==
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[[Category:Hikvision]]

Category:Hikvision

2025-10-22T11:19:59Z

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[[Category:Cameras]]
[[Category:Technology companies]]
[[Category:Action cameras]]
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File:Hikvision logo.svg

2025-10-22T11:17:20Z

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==Summary==
The logo of Hikvision – Chinese video surveillance equipment company

Hikvision, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

STMicroelectronics

2025-10-21T09:56:12Z

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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=1987
|Industry=Semiconductors
|Logo=ST logo 2020 blue V.svg
|Type=Public
|Website=https://www.st.com/
|Description=STMicroelectronics is a European multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. It is the largest of such companies in Europe.
}}

'''[[Wikipedia:STMicroelectronics|STMicroelectronics NV]]''' (aka STMicro) is a large multinational manufacturer of a wide range of semiconductor devices.

==Consumer-impact summary==
STMicroelectronics products include chips to provide "secure solutions for authentication and brand protection".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Authentication & Brand protection secure solution |url=https://www.st.com/en/secure-mcus/stsafe-l010.html |access-date=21 Oct 2025 |website=[[STMicroelectronics]]}}</ref> A main use for these chips is in consumables<ref>{{Cite web |last=STMicroelectronics |date=7 Oct 2025 |title=Why authenticate a consumable |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FBCqF-umQw |access-date=21 Oct 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> to ensure that only brand name replacements are used. Examples include such things as inkjet printer cartridges and rechargeable batteries. STMicroelectronics actively markets this technology to other businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why authenticate and keep track of batteries |url=https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/campaigns/battery-authentication-z24.html |access-date=21 Oct 2025 |website=[[STMicroelectronics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=STMicroelectronics |date=7 Oct 2025 |title=Why authenticate a battery |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2909wawJWE |access-date=21 Oct 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[HP Dynamic Security|'''HP Dynamic Security''']]
* [[Canon Ink DRM|'''Canon Ink DRM''']]
* [[Brother printers causing issues with third party inks|'''Brother printers causing issues with third party inks''']]

==References==
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

File:ST logo 2020 blue V.svg

2025-10-21T09:54:40Z

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== Summary ==
[[Category:Logo]]
== Licensing ==
{{From Wikimedia}}

Category:STMicroelectronics

2025-10-08T16:39:04Z

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Category:Qualcomm

2025-10-08T16:36:24Z

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[[Category:Computer hardware companies]]
[[Category:Display technology companies]]
[[Category:Electronics companies]]
[[Category:Semiconductor companies]]
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[[Category:Networking hardware companies]]
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Category:Clearview AI

2025-09-30T20:36:41Z

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[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Mass Surveillance]]
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Flock Safety

2025-09-26T16:31:28Z

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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=2017
|Industry=Surveillance Technology
|Type=Private
|Website=https://www.flocksafety.com
|Description=Flock safety is a surveillance Technology company which utilizes legal loopholes to implement mass surveillance across the United States.
|Logo=Flock Safety Logo (2025).svg}}

'''[[wikipedia:Flock_Safety|Flock Safety]]''' is the creator and operator of the [[Flock License Plate Readers|'''Flock cameras''']]. Flock cameras are surveillance cameras featuring many functionalities, including but not limited to: Scanning vehicle license plates; logging make, model, color, and "distinguishing features" of vehicles, gunshot detection and, facial recognition. They operate a network of 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polcyn |first=Bryan |date=24 Oct 2023 |title=Mapping Flock cameras, police 'secrecy' varies by department |url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/mapping-flock-cameras-police-secrecy-department |access-date=26 Sep 2025 |website=Fox 6 Milwaukee}}</ref> devices across the United States in 5,000<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2025 |title=City Leaders Choose Flock Safety: A Proven, Community-Focused Public Safety Solution |url=https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/city-leaders-choose-flock-safety-a-proven-community-focused-public-safety-solution |access-date=26 Sep 2025 |website=[[Flock Safety]]}}</ref> communities. They often operate under private contracts, such as with HOA's and commercial contracts, and public contracts with local law enforcement. Flock Safety justifies the legality of its mass surveillance systems on the basis of the legal principles that individuals have "no reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces." Since their surveillance systems are deployed on roads that are considered public courts have generally held that their mass surveillance does not violate privacy rights. The company "processes over 20 billion scans of vehicles per month"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real-Time Vehicle Leads, Nationwide |url=https://www.flocksafety.com/products/national-lpr-network |access-date=26 Sep 2025 |website=[[Flock Safety]]}}</ref> In March of 2025 Flock raised $275 million<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=13 Mar 2025 |title=Accelerating Innovation: Flock Secures $275 Million to Advance Crime-Solving Technology |url=https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-secures-major-funding?utm_source=chatgpt.com |archive-date= |access-date=26 Sep 2025}}</ref> in a funding round bringing total value to $7.5 Billion<ref name=":0" />. Several sources estimate total funding in the range of $650M to $950M+<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hu |first=Crystal |date=13 Mar 2025 |title=US startup Flock Safety raises $275 million to fund manufacturing plant, R&D |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-startup-flock-safety-raises-275-million-fund-manufacturing-plant-rd-2025-03-13/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=26 Sep 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref>. Flock has claimed to have surpassed $300 million in ARR<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025 and cited 70% year over year growth. They are estimated to have over 1,000 employees.

==Consumer-impact summary==

===Public privacy===
Privacy violations are many and are obvious, the continuous tracking of the American public, the permanent surveillance archive, the logging of "distinguishing features on vehicles", timestamps, and the searchable database all, while indeed in conjunction with the notion that privacy cannot be assumed in public spaces, violate a person's right to privacy. Traditional observation in public spaces, which doesn't violate Fourth Amendment Rights, is fundamentally different from the generation of a permanent searchable archive that is created with the flock cameras. Critics argue that the large-scale data aggregation transforms the fleeting public exposure into a detailed log of personal behavior, which can expose religious beliefs, sexual orientation, political affiliations, medical conditions, and other highly personal aspects of identity, all traditionally protected by the Fourth Amendment. The system also offers no public opt out options forcing all users of the road to have their locations tracked and logged, raising more risks of misuse, profiling, and long term monitoring. U.S. courts have traditionally held that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy however some rulings do emphasize that this principle does not strip a citizen of their constitutional rights. In rulings such as Carpenter v. United States (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Wealth v. Bell 2024 |url=https://www.richmondbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/900-CRIMINAL-Cameras-and-the-Constitution-Materials.pdf}}</ref> Judge Jamilah D. LeCruise stated that "A person doesn't surrender all Fourth Amendment protection by venturing into a public space"<ref>{{Cite web |title=CARPENTER v. UNITED STATES |url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf}}</ref> reflecting the ongoing public sentiment over the use of automated indefinite surveillance records. Furthermore, the use of flock cameras by law enforcement is a direct violations of a person's Fourth Amendment rights as the data that the police department can access are things which would traditionally need a warrant to access.

===Business model===
Flock Safety operates a "surveillance as a service" model where the company owns, deploys, and maintains its cameras and sensor infrastructure then charges municipalities, law enforcement, HOAs, business and private parties recurring fees for the ability to access the surveillance network and data. This model monetizes and subsidizes mass surveillance of the American public partially with tax dollars. Unfortunately they have learned to take advantage of the American system and have lined their pockets with $300,000,000+<ref name=":0" /> per year from the mass surveillance of the American public and the erosion of Americans' Fourth Amendment rights. Furthermore their infrastructure could very easily lead to the degradation of First Amendment rights (Rights to free speech) and Ninth Amendment rights (rights not explicitly stated in the constitution are still retained by the people).

==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]].
===Incident One (''Sep 18 2025'')===
{{Main|Police cameras tracked one driver 526 times in four months, lawsuit says}}
A new lawsuit in Norfolk, Virginia shows just how invasive Flock Safety’s cameras are: 176 of them tracked a veteran’s car more than 500 times in a two months and his co-plaintiff’s nearly 850 times in the same time span. The city is paying Flock $2.2 million in taxpayer money for this system which works against the tax payer. This same system which costs Norfolk $2.2 Million quietly logs each persons movements without warrants or probable suspicion. Flock markets itself as a “safety network,” but civil rights groups warn it’s really building a massive, centralized surveillance database that police can tap into. It is a mass spying network that is used on ordinary people who’ve done nothing wrong, all to fuel Flock’s growing business.

==See also==

#[[Flock License Plate Readers]]

==References==
<references />
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File:Flock Safety Logo (2025).svg

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== Summary ==
[[Category:Logo]]
== Licensing ==
{{From Wikimedia}}

Category:Milwaukee Tool

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File:Notability logo.png

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==Summary==
Logo of Notability application
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
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File:Github.svg

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==Summary==
https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/File:25231.svg
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Audible.svg

2025-09-07T15:06:26Z

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== Summary ==
https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/File:Audible_logo.svg
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

Texas Instruments

2025-09-05T19:56:10Z

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|Founded=1930
|Industry=Information Technology, Technology, Manufacturing
|Type=Public
|Website=https://www.ti.com/
|Description=American multinational semiconductor company
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[[wikipedia:Texas_Instruments|'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''')]] is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic |url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ |archive-date=July 5, 2016 |access-date=2016-07-08 |website=Statista |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com |url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html |archive-date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=2016-07-08 |website=www.ti.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com |url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html |archive-date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=2016-07-08 |website=www.ti.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web |title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI |url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml |archive-date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=2016-08-01 |website=www.ti.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation|title=Texas Instruments|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221|work=Wikipedia|date=2025-07-20|access-date=2025-08-28|language=en}}</ref>

==Consumer-impact summary==
'''Business Model:''' Revocked Perpetual Licenses for the Ti-Nspire Student Software after moving to a subscription model.

==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]].

===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===
Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. |url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Technical Information Library |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
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File:ProtectionOne logo.png

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Category:Gillette

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File:Gillette.svg

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==Summary==
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gillette.svg
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Google Jamboard logomark.svg

2025-09-02T18:37:10Z

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Logo I got from wikipedia
==Licensing==
{{From Wikimedia}}
[[Category:Logo]]

File:Fossify logo.png

2025-08-29T12:28:13Z

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2025-08-29T12:27:46Z

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