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| Official Website = https://betterwayelectronics.com.au/
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}}Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri<ref>Citation needed</ref> (formerly known as Luan Tahiraj<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=ABN History for Louie Tahiri |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512123652/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Australian Business Register}}</ref>). It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic software was widely used by both tech repair shops and consumers doing personal repairs globally, especially for modern [[Playstation]] devices.
}}Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri<ref>Citation needed</ref> (formerly known as Luan Muharrem Tahiraj<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=ABN History for Louie Tahiri |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512123652/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Australian Business Register}}</ref>), who has formerly been convicted for serious crimes involving hacking, and the extortion of minors through the installation of malware on their computers and private information<ref name=":0" />. It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic software was widely used by both tech repair shops and consumers doing personal repairs globally, especially for modern [[wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] devices.  


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==


* User freedom: Software distributed by BWE could easily have its support or function revoked due to arbitrarily-enforced terms.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=Apr 25, 2024 |title=This is informative & unfortunate; BwE Bans Legit Customers of repair software with NO REFUND! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ftVGN-09I |archive-url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We7G1g9X3Tg |archive-date=May 8, 2025 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><!--Oh [dirty slang for poo], new thing I could do-->
*User freedom: Software distributed by BWE could easily have its support or function revoked due to arbitrarily-enforced terms.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=Apr 25, 2024 |title=This is informative & unfortunate; BwE Bans Legit Customers of repair software with NO REFUND! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ftVGN-09I |archive-url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We7G1g9X3Tg |archive-date=May 8, 2025 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
* User Privacy: Known to spy on devices of individuals and users of software distributed by BWE. The owner of the company has previously been criminally convicted of offenses involving malicious hacking and exploitation of sensitive user data.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=May 11, 2025 |title=BwE: Enjoy and learn from the master 👊🇺🇲🔥 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFe5LiACN9k&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
*User Privacy: Known to spy on devices of individuals and users of software distributed by BWE. The owner of the company has previously been criminally convicted for offenses involving malicious hacking and exploitation of sensitive user data.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=May 11, 2025 |title=BwE: Enjoy and learn from the master 👊🇺🇲🔥 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFe5LiACN9k&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
* Business model: Repairing electronics and selling software that can be used by other repair shops.
*Business model: Repairing electronics and selling software that can be used by other repair shops.
* Market control: Controls portions of the tech repair market with software; may be nullified should a bounty<ref name=":0" /> be cashed in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TheCode3r |date=May 6, 2025 |title=#F*ckBwE Because My Tool Is FREE! ‪@rossmanngroup‬ ‪@righttorepaireurope882‬ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDANyCe3wAA |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
*Market control: Controls portions of the tech repair market with software; may be nullified should a bounty<ref name=":0" /> be cashed in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TheCode3r |date=May 6, 2025 |title=#F*ckBwE Because My Tool Is FREE! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDANyCe3wAA |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref>


==Incidents==
==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]].
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]].


===Owned by a [check edit comments!]<!-- How TF do we cite this without the damn filter going off?! -->===
===Use of diagnostic software as spyware===
Better Way Electronics is owned by ''Louie Tahiri'' aka ''Luan Tahiraj'', a convicted Child [mature term that is filtered] Offender who was indicted on 2014 in Australia<ref>{{Cite web |last=Supreme Court of Queensland |date=Dec 19, 2014 |title=R v Tahiraj [2014] QCA 353 |url=https://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/qld/QCA/2014/353.html |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal}}</ref> after forcing multiple underage girls to commit mature acts against their will,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyell |first=Kim |date=19 Aug 2013 |title=Brisbane court jails man for 12 years over internet s*x offences |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-20/man-gets-12-year-jail-term-over-internet-sex-offences/4899646 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=abc.net.au}}</ref> and in one scenario document it, with threats of damaging or destroying her hardware should she not follow through.<ref>{{Cite web |last=womenagainstgrooming |date=Aug 21, 2013 |title=Online predator Luan Muharrem Tahiraj sentenced to 12 years’ jail for grooming lonely teen |url=https://womenagainstgrooming.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/online-predator-luan-muharrem-tahiraj-sentenced-to-12-years-jail-for-grooming-lonely-teen/ |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=Women Against Grooming}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> <!-- For our editors, please watch this Clinton the Cat video as a form of restitution for reading these articles.
The software produced by BWE has been shown to perform invasive monitoring of users' PCs,<ref name=":2" /> and cease functioning if it detects any kind of 'undesirable' behavior.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=May 17, 2025 |title=The FINAL nail in BwE's coffin: eyewitnesses speak out. This is him. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfL4p8JvZ4s |access-date=May 17, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Due to Louie Tahiri's history of cybercrime, as well as his aggressive tendencies during customer support interactions, serious concerns have been raised surrounding the monitoring and access to data have been the subject of scrutiny and concern.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />  


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===Attempting to cover-up criticism===
 
On multiple occasions, BWE has been implicated in attempts to remove content critical of its business practices and its owner<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> using Youtube's Privacy Complaint Process<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=May 8, 2025 |title=BwE tried to take down my videos, so I'm taking down his business |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMR6zKP9l8 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref>. Since its owner's criminal history became a matter of public discussion, BWE has removed its public presence from the internet, including its [https://betterwayelectronics.com.au/ website], [https://x.com/BwE_Dev X account], [https://www.youtube.com/@betterwayelectronics/videos YouTube channel], and [https://github.com/BetterWayElectronics/BetterWayElectronics GitHub page].  
===Attempting to cover-up malicious behaviors===
Upon multiple occasions, BWE has been cited being the cause of content that is critical<ref name=":0" /> or merely reporting on malicious behavior<ref name=":2" /> of the company and its owner to be reported under a privacy request.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=May 8, 2025 |title=BwE tried to take down my videos, so I'm taking down his business |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMR6zKP9l8 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Additionally, recently, all public-facing ends of BWE have been taken down, including the [https://betterwayelectronics.com.au/ website], [https://www.youtube.com/@betterwayelectronics/videos YouTube channel], and [https://github.com/BetterWayElectronics/BetterWayElectronics GitHub page] were taken down, meaning additional evidence has likely been removed.


==Products==
==Products==


=== Playstation (PS) repair tools <!-- It is a pain trying to find a damn list since Louie tore down everything he could --> ===
===Playstation (PS) repair tools===


* PS4 NOR Validator<ref name=":3">https://www.psxhax.com/threads/bwe-ps4-nor-validator-bwe-serialreader-script-by-betterwayelectronics.6139/</ref>
*PS4 NOR Validator<ref name=":3">https://www.psxhax.com/threads/bwe-ps4-nor-validator-bwe-serialreader-script-by-betterwayelectronics.6139/</ref>
* SerialReader Script<ref name=":3" />
*SerialReader Script<ref name=":3" />
* PS5 NOR Tool<ref name=":1" />
*PS5 NOR Tool<ref name=":1" />


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Cami Research|CAMI Research]]


==References==
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