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Latest revision as of 04:32, 12 July 2025
Welcome to the Consumer Rights Wiki
Exposing the overlooked exploitation of modern consumers
Currently serving 662 articles
How to Help
Your #1 mission: Help build this wiki. We’re looking for contributors who care about protecting consumer rights. Here’s how you can get started:
Write a new article[edit source]
- Visit the article suggestions page.
- Pick a topic that interests you.
- Create an article using our content guidelines.
- Once you’re done, remove the topic from the list to avoid duplication.
Check out our guide on creating your first article for some tips!
Other ways to help[edit source]
Don’t want to write a full article? No problem, here are other ways to contribute:
- Improve and expand existing articles.
- Remove suggestions that are already covered or don’t fit the wiki’s scope.
- Add missing but relevant topics to the suggestions list.
Want to understand the bigger picture? Read our Mission Statement to learn what we’re about.
Announcements
2025-07-22[edit source]
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.
Check it out by hitting the create a page button in the sidebar!
2025-07-03[edit source]
We're phasing out the Louis Rossmann video directory in favour of a more general Article suggestions page, created by the eminent JamesTDG!
This will allow anyone to contribute their (hopefully sourced!) ideas to the Wiki without needing to create a full article, and will provide an excellent repository of ideas for editors in need of inspiration.
2025-06-10[edit source]
We're opening up applications for moderators! Please see here for full instructions on how to apply.
In short, we're looking for motivated individuals who are willing to patrol the Wiki, make sure that articles are up to scratch, and take actions to protect the wiki from spam or malicious content whenever appropriate.
2025-01-30[edit source]
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".
Current Highlight
Wemo is a smart home accessory manufacturer founded in 2011 by Belkin. In 2025, they announced the closure of their cloud services for the following year, which affects smart assistant integrations and all devices without Thread or HomeKit protocol support. This renders older devices unusable without locally hosted software such as Home Assistant or HomeBridge.
Want to suggest an featured article? Add it to the discussion page.
In The News
July 2025[edit source]
- 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
Want to suggest a story? Add it to the discussion page.
Consumer Tools
Price & product transparency[edit source]
- 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[edit source]
- 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[edit source]
- PrivacyTools.io – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
- SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]
- Cover Your Tracks – See how trackable your browser is.
- Am I Unique? – Detailed list of device fingerprint.
Ad & tracking blockers[edit source]
- 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[edit source]
- 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[edit source]
- 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[edit source]
- Consumer Reports – Independent product reviews and ratings.
- Ripoff Report – Public consumer complaint database.
- ClassAction.org – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.
New Pages
22 July 2025
- 23:5423:54, 22 July 2025 Reverse Engineering vs Illegal Hacking (hist | edit) [14,932 bytes] Maria128 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''DMCA 1201 and the Right to Reverse Engineer''' refers to the ongoing conflict between technology companies' use of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to prevent consumers from accessing devices they own, blurring the line between illegal hacking and legitimate reverse engineering to maintain control over products after their sale. ==Background== '''Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act''' (DMCA 1201), enacted in 1998, prohibits the c...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 20:3220:32, 22 July 2025 Keychron k13 pro (hist | edit) [2,409 bytes] 87.241.158.189 (talk) (Add article stub) Tag: Visual edit
21 July 2025
- 09:1409:14, 21 July 2025 Sengled, a Chinese smart lighting manufacturer (hist | edit) [5,389 bytes] 70.77.13.20 (talk) (Created page with "{{InfoboxProductLine | Title = {{PAGENAME}} | Release Year = | Product Type = | In Production = | Official Website = | Logo = }} {{Placeholder box|Sengled and the Risks of Cloud-Dependent Smart Devices Overview Sengled, a Chinese smart lighting manufacturer, entered the global market promising affordable, Alexa- and Google-compatible smart bulbs. However, systemic issues with their business model — specifically, dependence on proprietary cloud services — have...") Tag: Visual edit
20 July 2025
- 09:2709:27, 20 July 2025 Apple Media Services (hist | edit) [3,708 bytes] Yakov (talk | contribs) (Apple Media Services description and data items) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
19 July 2025
- 14:2214:22, 19 July 2025 Valve allows ISPs and payment processors to censor content on Steam (hist | edit) [7,597 bytes] JamesTDG (talk | contribs) (Page created. Man, nuance is hard.) Tag: Visual edit
- 05:2305:23, 19 July 2025 Logitech harmony Discontinuation (hist | edit) [1,699 bytes] Luna 900 (talk | contribs) (Start the page) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
18 July 2025
- 20:1920:19, 18 July 2025 ADDW car systems legislated in the EU (hist | edit) [4,286 bytes] Paulko (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{StaubNotice}} The European union has passed legislation that mandates Advanced Driver Distraction Warning(ADDW) systems for new car produced and meant to sell within the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |last=european |first=parliment |date=2019-12-16 |title=Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R2144 |url-status=live |website=EUR-Lex}}</ref>(article 6 clause d) ==How it works== Coming 7 July 2026 all new vehicles within the...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
17 July 2025
- 17:3417:34, 17 July 2025 Davis WeatherLink (hist | edit) [4,480 bytes] Fjordpining (talk | contribs) (Added Davis WeatherLink initial page) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 03:2503:25, 17 July 2025 Main Page/Portals (hist | edit) [3,363 bytes] Fen (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<ul style="text-align:center; margin-left:0;"> <li style="display:inline-block; background-color:#1E1E1E; border-radius:5px; font-size:15pt; padding:0 5px; text-align:center; vertical-align:top; list-style: none;"> <p style="vertical-align:middle; margin:0.5em;"> <span style="text-shadow:1px 1px red;color:#ba0000; font-weight:bold;font-size:1.2em;">🏢 Organizations</span> </p> </li> </ul>")
16 July 2025
- 22:5322:53, 16 July 2025 IPhone 6: error 53 fingerprint sensor incident (hist | edit) [3,115 bytes] 141.35.40.74 (talk) (created the article) Tag: Visual edit