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|Sourceforge forces users to accept terms and conditions before they can even log in, denying their right to refuse or disagree.

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~~|[[Electronic Arts]]~~

|The video game [[Anthem]] was announced to have its servers shut down, leading to all licenses for the title becoming bricked.

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hore |first=Jamie |date=Jul 3, 2025 |title=Anthem will soon die for good, as Bioware confirms a full server shut down |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/anthem/servers-shutting-down-bioware |access-date=Jul 4, 2025 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref>

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|[https://drivesaversdatarecovery.com/partner-programs/ DriveSavers]

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|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-03 |title=All about subscription |url=https://www.teamviewer.com/en/global/support/knowledge-base/teamviewer-classic/licensing/subscription/all-about-subscription/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628031915/https://www.teamviewer.com/en/global/support/knowledge-base/teamviewer-classic/licensing/subscription/all-about-subscription/ |archive-date=2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=TeamViewer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ozgurozkan |title=TeamViewer invoiced me after a free trial + demanded “28‑day written cancellation.” Proofs inside |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/teamviewer/comments/1mpzpo5/teamviewer_invoiced_me_after_a_free_trial/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref>

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|Embodied

|[[Embodied]]

|This is case of "software tethering". Embodied's $799 companion robot Moxie permanently shut down once the company decided to shut down cloud services. According to Embodied's own website "Moxie relies on cloud connectivity for its core features, and it will not function once services end ... Our Terms of Service specify that services may be terminated at any time without prior notice."

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Notopoulos |first=Katie |date=2024-12-11 |title=They bought an $800 AI robot for their kids. Now the company is shutting down — and children are having to say goodbye. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/moxie-robot-toy-shutting-down-kids-embodied-goodbye-2024-12?op=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250816193431/https://www.businessinsider.com/moxie-robot-toy-shutting-down-kids-embodied-goodbye-2024-12?op=1 |archive-date=2025-08-16 |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Closing FAQs – Moxie Robot |url=https://moxierobot.com/pages/closing-faqs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126054436/https://moxierobot.com/pages/closing-faqs |archive-date=2024-11-26 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=moxierobot.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Degeurin |first=Mack |date=2024-12-10 |title=‘I love you… goodbye:’ What will happen when this companion robot suddenly dies? |url=https://www.popsci.com/technology/moxie-robot-offline/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212035257/https://www.popsci.com/technology/moxie-robot-offline/ |archive-date=2024-12-12 |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=Popular Science}}</ref>

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|UP3 By Jawbone

|UP3 By [[Jawbone]]

|Approximately 2011, Pioneering startup company from San Francisco, had revolutionary fitness trackers. In 2017 with no notice to customers they stole personal data and shut down app which in turn, bricked devices. Highly likely went bankrupt and sold to sister company to manipulate customer services and rights. Now owned by Aliph brands.

|

|-

|GoPro Hero 12

|[[GoPro]] Hero 12

|GoPro Hero 12 requires the GoPro app to be installed before you can use the camera. Many currently used devices are not compatible with the app, therefore making use of the camera difficult to impossible for new owners or upon camera factory reset. There's also the question of what data the app collects and whether it requires login and or camera activation.

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|Lowes

|Lowes uses flock cameras and other AI powered cameras to collect data and build a profile on "prospective, current, or former Lowe's customers". Their cameras point away from their stores.

|

|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koebler |first=Jason |date=2025-08-06 |title=Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops |url=https://www.404media.co/home-depot-and-lowes-share-data-from-hundreds-of-ai-cameras-with-cops/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/n6mTn |archive-date=2025-08-07 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=404 Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-26 |title=Lowe’s U.S. Privacy Statement |url=https://www.lowes.com/l/about/privacy-and-security-statement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/eGh91 |archive-date=2025-08-05 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=Lowes}}</ref>

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|Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

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|<ref>{{Cite web |last=GueraGoesGreen |title=Instagram allows you to sign up without a phone number... only to lock your account until you give them one. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/oc75bs/instagram_allows_you_to_sign_up_without_a_phone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830144910/https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/oc75bs/instagram_allows_you_to_sign_up_without_a_phone/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=randomgunhunter |title=I verified my email, why is discord asking for my phone number? am i not human enough? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/6xf1kl/i_verified_my_email_why_is_discord_asking_for_my/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20250830000000/https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/6xf1kl/i_verified_my_email_why_is_discord_asking_for_my/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=thelma1907 |title=So to have a discord account, I absolutely need to give them my phone number? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/1gwg9q4/so_to_have_a_discord_account_i_absolutely_need_to/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20250830000000/https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/1gwg9q4/so_to_have_a_discord_account_i_absolutely_need_to/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Reddit}}</ref>

|-

|Palantir

|[[Palantir]]

|Uses sensitive information to profile individuals on how likely they are to cause disturbance by government agencies. Notable examples include ICE and several city police forces as part of a "Predictive policing" program.

|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitrovic |first=Zoran |date=2025-06-02 |title=Palantir Controversies: A Deep Dive into Privacy, Surveillance, and Ethical Concerns |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/palantir-controversies-deep-dive-privacy-surveillance-mitrovic-pwihf |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Edward |date=2023-04-29 |title=Predictive Policing in LA: LAPD Employs Palantir for Surveillance |url=https://www.ajs.org/predictive-policing-in-la-lapd-employs-palantir-for-surveillance/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=American Judicial System}}</ref>

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|[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/08/meta-user-data-lawsuit-whatsapp]

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|Apple

|[[Apple]]

|Rendering older devices unusable by:

* making it impossible to update the browser independently

*making it impossible to update the browser independently

* removing old compatible versions of apps from the app store

*removing old compatible versions of apps from the app store

* disallowing manual installation of apps (sideloading)

*disallowing manual installation of apps (sideloading)

* disallowing alternative app stores

*disallowing alternative app stores

* preventing installation of alternate operating systems (bootloader unlocking)

*preventing installation of alternate operating systems (bootloader unlocking)

* switching off backend support (YouTube app on original iPhone/iPod Touch)

*switching off backend support (YouTube app on original iPhone/iPod Touch)

* not keeping app store usable on old devices

*not keeping app store usable on old devices

This converts technically perfectly functional devices into e-waste. An iPad Air with Linux or Android would likely still be perfectly usable for a lot of tasks for example.

|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://ipadlinux.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/iPodTouch/comments/14yzwe0/itunes_store_wont_connect/}}</ref>

|-

|EcoVac

|Vacuum cleaner robots produced by company 'EcoVac' were found vulnerable to hacking over bluetooth allowing for remote control and access to camera feed. Security researcher Dennis Giese notified the company in December of 2023. In August of 2024, the issue was described by the company as "extremely rare in typical user environments and require specialized hacking tools and physical access to the device."

|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fell |first=Julian |date=2024-10-04 |title=We hacked a robot vacuum — and could watch live through its camera - ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/robot-vacuum-hacked-photos-camera-audio/104414020 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=2024-08-09 |title=Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say {{!}} TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/09/ecovacs-home-robots-can-be-hacked-to-spy-on-their-owners-researchers-say/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=2024-08-15 |title=Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on X: "Finally, Ecovacs responds to the researchers' findings, saying it won't fix the bugs. |url=https://x.com/lorenzofb/status/1823774980460388675}}</ref>

|-

|Axon

|Tazers sold with lease agreement that makes purchase effectively a subscription.

|[https://norwoodrecord.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/4/8/114832579/norwood_record_pages_1_to_12__4sep2025.pdf <nowiki>[69]</nowiki>]

|-

|Atlassian

|Users forced from on-premise to cloud only subscriptions

|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ascend to the cloud: The next chapter for Atlassian and our customers |url=https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/atlassian-ascend}}</ref>

|-

|Google

|Google apparently plans to reduce the interval of publishing source code of security patches they consider non-critical. This is another blow to the custom ROM community.

Right now we don't have these incidents organised chronologically, maybe we should have a table with a timeline of measures Google takes to enshittify and close down Android (more APIs moved to Play Services, Developer verification, withholding AOSP device trees for Pixel devices to mess with Graphene OS, now delayed source code disclosure). What's worst, they always cite safety as a reason.

|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/android-risk-based-security-updates-3597466/}}</ref>

|-

|McDonald's/Taylor

|McDonald's US mandates which ice cream machine has to be used by franchise licensees. The company that makes these machines uses deliberately obfuscated error codes to force restaurant owners to use their expensive tech service to fix them and reset the machines. The company makes more money from these "repairs" support than with actual sales. Not strictly end consumer, but the pattern warrants documenting imo.

A similar problem exists with Doremi (Dolby) cinema projectors where their DRM leads to a ridiculous number of actions breaking the so-called "marriage" (projector-media block unity), requiring a costly technician to reset it. This one needs sources researched, though, as I don't have one on hand.

|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uCpY3tFTIA}}</ref>

|-

|Logitech

|Logitech is switching off their Pop series of 130€ smart home switches with just two weeks' notice, offers 15% store discount as compensation

|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/EOL-Logitechs-POP-Schalter-werden-in-zwei-Wochen-zu-Elektroschrott-10701386.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp}}</ref>

|}

==List of themes not yet covered==

{| class="wikitable"

|+

!Theme

!Summary of Theme

!Refs

|-

|[[Ad block]]

|User customization of information presentation. For instance, to selectively not display information of little interest to the user, or content the user deems harmful or offensive, or to conserve resources by not processing some information.

Why include: Advertising is pervasive online, and increasingly showing up in devices. Many sources, including US government agencies, suggest ad block as a way of enhancing security. Ad block can help consumers own their own devices by controlling what they do. There are efforts to use copyright law (e.g., DMCA/spotify/revanced, and German court case) to force you to run programs on your device. See also, [[Advertising overload]]

|[https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/german_court_ruling_ad_blocking/]

|-

|[[Smart meter]]

|Utility (e.g., electricity, gas, water) meter that is programmable and typically communicates.

Issues: Demand/time of day pricing. Surveilance (patterns in electricity use identify when users home, what appliances they are using, etc.) Security issues (remote manipulation).

|

|-

|[[Cloud]]

|Somebody else's computer. See also: [[Self-hosting|Self-hosting,]] [[Software as a service]] Examples: [[OneDrive]], [[ICloud]], [[Ring]]

Issues: Legal protections your vs. somebody else's computer. Recovery when lose credentials. etc.

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|}

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-|-
-|[[Electronic Arts]]
-|The video game [[Anthem]] was announced to have its servers shut down, leading to all licenses for the title becoming bricked.<!-- There is a 2-word mention of this on the product page, but it is not enough to count it as covered on the wiki -->
-|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hore |first=Jamie |date=Jul 3, 2025 |title=Anthem will soon die for good, as Bioware confirms a full server shut down |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/anthem/servers-shutting-down-bioware |access-date=Jul 4, 2025 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref>
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 |[https://drivesaversdatarecovery.com/partner-programs/ DriveSavers]
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 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-03 |title=All about subscription |url=https://www.teamviewer.com/en/global/support/knowledge-base/teamviewer-classic/licensing/subscription/all-about-subscription/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628031915/https://www.teamviewer.com/en/global/support/knowledge-base/teamviewer-classic/licensing/subscription/all-about-subscription/ |archive-date=2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=TeamViewer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ozgurozkan |title=TeamViewer invoiced me after a free trial + demanded “28‑day written cancellation.” Proofs inside |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/teamviewer/comments/1mpzpo5/teamviewer_invoiced_me_after_a_free_trial/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref>
 |-
-|Embodied
+|[[Embodied]]
 |This is case of "software tethering". Embodied's $799 companion robot Moxie permanently shut down once the company decided to shut down cloud services. According to Embodied's own website "Moxie relies on cloud connectivity for its core features, and it will not function once services end ... Our Terms of Service specify that services may be terminated at any time without prior notice."
 |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Notopoulos |first=Katie |date=2024-12-11 |title=They bought an $800 AI robot for their kids. Now the company is shutting down — and children are having to say goodbye. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/moxie-robot-toy-shutting-down-kids-embodied-goodbye-2024-12?op=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250816193431/https://www.businessinsider.com/moxie-robot-toy-shutting-down-kids-embodied-goodbye-2024-12?op=1 |archive-date=2025-08-16 |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Closing FAQs – Moxie Robot |url=https://moxierobot.com/pages/closing-faqs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126054436/https://moxierobot.com/pages/closing-faqs |archive-date=2024-11-26 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=moxierobot.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Degeurin |first=Mack |date=2024-12-10 |title=‘I love you… goodbye:’ What will happen when this companion robot suddenly dies? |url=https://www.popsci.com/technology/moxie-robot-offline/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212035257/https://www.popsci.com/technology/moxie-robot-offline/ |archive-date=2024-12-12 |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=Popular Science}}</ref>
 |-
-|UP3 By Jawbone
+|UP3 By [[Jawbone]]
 |Approximately 2011, Pioneering startup company from San Francisco, had revolutionary fitness trackers.  In 2017 with no notice to customers they stole personal data and shut down app which in turn,  bricked devices. Highly likely went bankrupt and sold to sister company to manipulate customer services and rights. Now owned by Aliph brands.
 |
 |-
-|GoPro Hero 12
+|[[GoPro]] Hero 12
 |GoPro Hero 12 requires the GoPro app to be installed before you can use the camera. Many currently used devices are not compatible with the app, therefore making use of the camera difficult to impossible for new owners or upon camera factory reset. There's also the question of what data the app collects and whether it requires login and or camera activation.
 |
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 |Lowes
 |Lowes uses flock cameras and other AI powered cameras to collect data and build a profile on "prospective, current, or former Lowe's customers". Their cameras point away from their stores.
-|
+|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koebler |first=Jason |date=2025-08-06 |title=Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops |url=https://www.404media.co/home-depot-and-lowes-share-data-from-hundreds-of-ai-cameras-with-cops/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/n6mTn |archive-date=2025-08-07 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=404 Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-26 |title=Lowe’s U.S. Privacy Statement |url=https://www.lowes.com/l/about/privacy-and-security-statement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/eGh91 |archive-date=2025-08-05 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=Lowes}}</ref>
 |-
 |Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
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 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=GueraGoesGreen |title=Instagram allows you to sign up without a phone number... only to lock your account until you give them one. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/oc75bs/instagram_allows_you_to_sign_up_without_a_phone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830144910/https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/oc75bs/instagram_allows_you_to_sign_up_without_a_phone/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=randomgunhunter |title=I verified my email, why is discord asking for my phone number? am i not human enough? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/6xf1kl/i_verified_my_email_why_is_discord_asking_for_my/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20250830000000/https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/6xf1kl/i_verified_my_email_why_is_discord_asking_for_my/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=thelma1907 |title=So to have a discord account, I absolutely need to give them my phone number? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/1gwg9q4/so_to_have_a_discord_account_i_absolutely_need_to/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20250830000000/https://old.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/1gwg9q4/so_to_have_a_discord_account_i_absolutely_need_to/ |archive-date=2025-08-30 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
 |-
-|Palantir
+|[[Palantir]]
 |Uses sensitive information to profile individuals on how likely they are to cause disturbance by government agencies. Notable examples include ICE and several city police forces as part of a "Predictive policing" program.
 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitrovic |first=Zoran |date=2025-06-02 |title=Palantir Controversies: A Deep Dive into Privacy, Surveillance, and Ethical Concerns |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/palantir-controversies-deep-dive-privacy-surveillance-mitrovic-pwihf |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Edward |date=2023-04-29 |title=Predictive Policing in LA: LAPD Employs Palantir for Surveillance |url=https://www.ajs.org/predictive-policing-in-la-lapd-employs-palantir-for-surveillance/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=American Judicial System}}</ref>
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 |[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/08/meta-user-data-lawsuit-whatsapp]
 |-
-|Apple
+|[[Apple]]
 |Rendering older devices unusable by:
-* making it impossible to update the browser independently
+*making it impossible to update the browser independently
-* removing old compatible versions of apps from the app store
+*removing old compatible versions of apps from the app store
-* disallowing manual installation of apps (sideloading)
+*disallowing manual installation of apps (sideloading)
-* disallowing alternative app stores
+*disallowing alternative app stores
-* preventing installation of alternate operating systems (bootloader unlocking)
+*preventing installation of alternate operating systems (bootloader unlocking)
-* switching off backend support (YouTube app on original iPhone/iPod Touch)
+*switching off backend support (YouTube app on original iPhone/iPod Touch)
-* not keeping app store usable on old devices
+*not keeping app store usable on old devices
 This converts technically perfectly functional devices into e-waste. An iPad Air with Linux or Android would likely still be perfectly usable for a lot of tasks for example.
 |<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://ipadlinux.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/iPodTouch/comments/14yzwe0/itunes_store_wont_connect/}}</ref>
+|-
+|EcoVac
+|Vacuum cleaner robots produced by company 'EcoVac' were found vulnerable to hacking over bluetooth allowing for remote control and access to camera feed. Security researcher Dennis Giese notified the company in December of 2023. In August of 2024, the issue was described by the company as "extremely rare in typical user environments and require specialized hacking tools and physical access to the device."
+|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fell |first=Julian |date=2024-10-04 |title=We hacked a robot vacuum — and could watch live through its camera - ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/robot-vacuum-hacked-photos-camera-audio/104414020 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=2024-08-09 |title=Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say {{!}} TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/09/ecovacs-home-robots-can-be-hacked-to-spy-on-their-owners-researchers-say/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first=Lorenzo |date=2024-08-15 |title=Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on X: "Finally, Ecovacs responds to the researchers' findings, saying it won't fix the bugs. |url=https://x.com/lorenzofb/status/1823774980460388675}}</ref>
+|-
+|Axon
+|Tazers sold with lease agreement that makes purchase effectively a subscription.
+|[https://norwoodrecord.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/4/8/114832579/norwood_record_pages_1_to_12__4sep2025.pdf <nowiki>[69]</nowiki>]
+|-
+|Atlassian
+|Users forced from on-premise to cloud only subscriptions
+|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ascend to the cloud: The next chapter for Atlassian and our customers |url=https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/atlassian-ascend}}</ref>
+|-
+|Google
+|Google apparently plans to reduce the interval of publishing source code of security patches they consider non-critical. This is another blow to the custom ROM community.
+Right now we don't have these incidents organised chronologically, maybe we should have a table with a timeline of measures Google takes to enshittify and close down Android (more APIs moved to Play Services, Developer verification, withholding AOSP device trees for Pixel devices to mess with Graphene OS, now delayed source code disclosure). What's worst, they always cite safety as a reason.
+|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/android-risk-based-security-updates-3597466/}}</ref>
+|-
+|McDonald's/Taylor
+|McDonald's US mandates which ice cream machine has to be used by franchise licensees. The company that makes these machines uses deliberately obfuscated error codes to force restaurant owners to use their expensive tech service to fix them and reset the machines. The company makes more money from these "repairs" support than with actual sales. Not strictly end consumer, but the pattern warrants documenting imo.
+A similar problem exists with Doremi (Dolby) cinema projectors where their DRM leads to a ridiculous number of actions breaking the so-called "marriage" (projector-media block unity), requiring a costly technician to reset it. This one needs sources researched, though, as I don't have one on hand.
+|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uCpY3tFTIA}}</ref>
+|-
+|Logitech
+|Logitech is switching off their Pop series of 130€ smart home switches with just two weeks' notice, offers 15% store discount as compensation
+|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/EOL-Logitechs-POP-Schalter-werden-in-zwei-Wochen-zu-Elektroschrott-10701386.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp}}</ref>
+|}
+==List of themes not yet covered==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Theme
+!Summary of Theme
+!Refs
+|-
+|[[Ad block]]
+|User customization of information presentation.  For instance, to selectively not display information of little interest to the user, or content the user deems harmful or offensive, or to conserve resources by not processing some information.
+Why include: Advertising is pervasive online, and increasingly showing up in devices.  Many sources, including US government agencies, suggest ad block as a way of enhancing security.  Ad block can help consumers own their own devices by controlling what they do.  There are efforts to use copyright law (e.g., DMCA/spotify/revanced, and German court case) to force you to run  programs on your device.  See also, [[Advertising overload]]
+|[https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/german_court_ruling_ad_blocking/]
+|-
+|[[Smart meter]]
+|Utility (e.g., electricity, gas, water) meter that is programmable and typically communicates.
+Issues: Demand/time of day pricing.  Surveilance (patterns in electricity use identify when users home, what appliances they are using, etc.)  Security issues (remote manipulation).
+|
+|-
+|[[Cloud]]
+|Somebody else's computer.  See also: [[Self-hosting|Self-hosting,]] [[Software as a service]]  Examples: [[OneDrive]], [[ICloud]], [[Ring]]
+Issues: Legal protections your vs. somebody else's computer.  Recovery when lose credentials.  etc.
+|
 |}