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2025-07-22
We've just launched an update to the create-a-page flow for most pages, which now includes a form! This new form will collect a few basic details about the specific article you're creating, and will use your answers to auto-populate a table which will provide machine-readable information for third party projects (for company and product articles, it will also populate the infobox in the template!). This information will be used by projects like the in-development browser extension, as well as anyone who wants to access some hard data on the Wiki's pages.
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2025-07-03
We're phasing out the Louis Rossmann video directory in favour of a more general Article suggestions page, created by the eminent JamesTDG!
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2025-06-10
We're opening up applications for moderators! Please see here for full instructions on how to apply.
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2025-01-30
We made it easier for you to create a new article! Simply click on Create a page in the sidebar on the left, fill in the title for your page and click on "Create page".
A July 2025 firmware update pushed by Echelon Fitness retroactively blocked third-party fitness applications from connecting to their devices. The update affected users of QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an open-source bridging application that enables cross-platform compatibility with fitness platforms like Zwift, Peloton Digital, & others.
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August 2025
- Clippy the paperclip is taking over profile pics across the internet in protest of big tech – Coverage of the Clippy Campaign
July 2025
- Buy now, pay later loans will now hit credit scores — and experts think Gen Z could be at risk – FICO plans to include BNPL loans in credit scores this fall, raising flags for young and vulnerable borrowers
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Also see: In the news for coverage about this project.
Price & product transparency
- CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
- Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
- TrueStar – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. [Subscription needed]
Subscription & dark pattern tracking
- Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
- Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker. [Subscription needed]
- Terms of Service; Didn’t Read – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
- Deceptive Design – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
- Dark Pattern Games – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.
Privacy & surveillance tools
- PrivacyGuides.org – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
- SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]
Ad & tracking blockers
- Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
- uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
- LocalCDN – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
Corporate accountability & recalls
- Better Business Bureau (BBB) – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
- SaferProducts.gov – U.S. product recall and complaint site.
- FDA Recalls – Drug and food recall database.
Anti-scam resources
- Have I Been Pwned – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
- CFPB – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
- ScamAdviser – Analyze websites for trustworthiness.
- VirusTotal/Hybryd Analysis – Scan files and websites for malware.
Legal & complaint filing
- Consumer Reports – Independent product reviews and ratings.
- Ripoff Report – Public consumer complaint database.
- ClassAction.org – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.
5 September 2025
- 19:4819:48, 5 September 2025 Protection One 320P1 Security System (hist | edit) [1,565 bytes] Edisondotme (talk | contribs) (Creation for protection 1 security system)
- 19:0719:07, 5 September 2025 UK police utilizing mass facial-recognition cameras and facial-recognition vans (hist | edit) [324 bytes] BoberOfTheCreek (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=BlueLight Commercial |StartDate=2017 |Status=Active |Type=Privacy, Erosion of rights }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{Ph-I-ConR}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ph-I-C}}")
- 14:4714:47, 5 September 2025 Somfy (hist | edit) [210 bytes] Hanra (talk | contribs) (Add information I could find about the somfy company)
- 07:0707:07, 5 September 2025 PsychonautWiki Journal locks drug & interaction tracking behind Paywall (hist | edit) [2,685 bytes] 146.70.200.236 (talk) (Unfinished page regarding paywall lockout on drug use & interaction tracking software)
- 06:2806:28, 5 September 2025 Apple Self Service Repair (hist | edit) [3,551 bytes] Nescap (talk | contribs) (Created page for Apple Self Service Repair)
- 06:2506:25, 5 September 2025 TikTok & AI-powered Ad Tracking (hist | edit) [6,452 bytes] Salvatore (talk | contribs) (In 2025, TikTok unveiled new AI-driven tools like Insight Spotlight and Content Suite, designed to help brands target users with unprecedented and invasive precision. However, while TikTok highlights the benefits for advertisers and engagement, the changes raise even more concerns about data harvesting, privacy, and the ethical use of user-generated content.)
- 05:2605:26, 5 September 2025 EarthLink (hist | edit) [962 bytes] 71.201.214.202 (talk) (This company will give you a hard time over unsubscribing from them they have bad customer service on top of all of this foolishness)
- 03:3503:35, 5 September 2025 MD Pathways Telehealth program automatic opt-in charge to citizens utility bill (hist | edit) [511 bytes] 47.184.183.162 (talk) (https://mdhealthpathways.com/telehealth/md-health-pathways-for-city-managers/)
4 September 2025
- 23:1023:10, 4 September 2025 Goodlife now require App to access gyms (hist | edit) [636 bytes] I00 (talk | contribs) (Goodlife has recently forced its members to use the Goodlife App to access its Gyms, and made the existing RF issued cards stop working.)
- 21:5421:54, 4 September 2025 BMW (Dis)Connected (hist | edit) [2,237 bytes] SGXander (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=BMW |StartDate=2025-09-01 |EndDate=2025-09 |Status=Active |ProductLine=Vehicle Remote Control Services |Product=API |ArticleType=Service |Type=Digital restrictions |Description=At the start of September 2025 BMW Group began to take active steps to restrict access to the BMW Connected API, locking out consumers. }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit==...")