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{{ | '''Better Way Electronics''' (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=17 May 2025 |title=The final nail in BwE's coffin: burying a pedophile. Betterwayelectronics = Luan Tahiraj |url=https://youtu.be/VfL4p8JvZ4s?t=287 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=VfL4p8JvZ4s |archive-date=17 May 2025 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> formerly known as Luan Muharrem Tahiraj.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=12 May 2025 |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=12 May 2025 |access-date=12 May 2025 |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 {{Wplink|PlayStation}} devices. | ||
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==Consumer | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
*'''User freedom:''' Software distributed by BWE could easily and did have product support and function access revoked due to arbitrarily-enforced terms.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=25 Apr 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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=We7G1g9X3Tg |archive-date=21 Feb 2026 |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | |||
*User freedom: Software distributed by BWE could easily have | *'''User privacy:''' Known to [[spyware|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=11 May 2025 |title=BwE: Enjoy and learn from the master 👊🇺🇲🔥 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFe5LiACN9k |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=qFe5LiACN9k |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=12 May 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||
*User | *'''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=6 May 2025 |title=#F*ckBwE Because My Tool Is FREE! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDANyCe3wAA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=dDANyCe3wAA |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=16 May 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 | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Use of diagnostic software as spyware=== | ===Use of diagnostic software as spyware=== | ||
The software produced by BWE has been | 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=17 May 2025 |title=The FINAL nail in BwE's coffin: eyewitnesses speak out. This is him. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfL4p8JvZ4s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=VfL4p8JvZ4s |archive-date=2025-05-17 |access-date=17 May 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Due to Louie Tahiri's history of cyber-crime, as well as his aggressive tendencies during customer support interactions, and pride in, rather than remorse for his crimes,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Viellaris |first=Renee |date=20 August 2013 |title=Hacker blackmailed NSW girl to strip |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/online-predator-luan-muharrem-tahiraj-sentenced-to-12-years-jail-for-grooming-lonely-nsw-teen/news-story/619ac3804357f2fd740cc0548e598b7b?amp&nk=636d0ea36d8954fbe15b00b436d47246-1747023043 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/uq8L6 |archive-date=2026-02-24 |work=The Daily Telegraph |quote=Justice Fryberg :"You have shown no contrition for your offending. You continue to deny responsibility for it.""You are proud of what you did and your own cleverness in doing it. There is no evidence this has changed.''}}</ref> serious concerns have been raised surrounding the monitoring and access to data and remain the subject of scrutiny and concern.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> | ||
===Attempting to cover-up | ===Attempting to cover-up criticism (''2025'')=== | ||
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" /> abusing YouTube's Privacy Complaint Process.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=8 May 2025 |title=BwE tried to take down my videos, so I'm taking down his business |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMR6zKP9l8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=fEMR6zKP9l8 |archive-date=2025-05-08 |access-date=16 May 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]. | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
;Playstation (PS) repair tools | |||
*PS4 NOR Validator<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |author=BwE |title=BwE PS4 NOR Validator & BwE SerialReader Script by BetterWayElectronics |url=https://www.psxhax.com/threads/bwe-ps4-nor-validator-bwe-serialreader-script-by-betterwayelectronics.6139/ |website=PSHAX |date=27 Nov 2018 |access-date=12 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408175450/https://www.psxhax.com/threads/bwe-ps4-nor-validator-bwe-serialreader-script-by-betterwayelectronics.6139/ |archive-date=8 Apr 2025}}</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== | ||
*[[Cami Research|CAMI Research]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:04, 24 April 2026
Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri,[1] formerly known as Luan Muharrem Tahiraj.[2] 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.
Consumer impact summary
[edit | edit source]- User freedom: Software distributed by BWE could easily and did have product support and function access revoked due to arbitrarily-enforced terms.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 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[4] be cashed in.[5]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Better Way Electronics category.
Use of diagnostic software as spyware
[edit | edit source]The software produced by BWE has been shown to perform invasive monitoring of users' PCs,[3] and cease functioning if it detects any kind of 'undesirable' behavior.[4][6] Due to Louie Tahiri's history of cyber-crime, as well as his aggressive tendencies during customer support interactions, and pride in, rather than remorse for his crimes,[7] serious concerns have been raised surrounding the monitoring and access to data and remain the subject of scrutiny and concern.[4][6]
Attempting to cover-up criticism (2025)
[edit | edit source]On multiple occasions, BWE has been implicated in attempts to remove content critical of its business practices and its owner[4][3] abusing YouTube's Privacy Complaint Process.[6][8] Since its owner's criminal history became a matter of public discussion, BWE has removed its public presence from the internet, including its website, X account, YouTube channel, and GitHub page.
Products
[edit | edit source]- Playstation (PS) repair tools
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Rossmann, Louis (17 May 2025). "The final nail in BwE's coffin: burying a pedophile. Betterwayelectronics = Luan Tahiraj". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 14 Apr 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ABN History for Louie Tahiri". Australian Business Register. 12 May 2025. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rossmann, Louis (25 Apr 2024). "This is informative & unfortunate; BwE Bans Legit Customers of repair software with NO REFUND!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Rossmann, Louis (11 May 2025). "BwE: Enjoy and learn from the master 👊🇺🇲🔥". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ TheCode3r (6 May 2025). "#F*ckBwE Because My Tool Is FREE!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rossmann, Louis (17 May 2025). "The FINAL nail in BwE's coffin: eyewitnesses speak out. This is him". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2025-05-17. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ↑ Viellaris, Renee (20 August 2013). "Hacker blackmailed NSW girl to strip". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2026-02-24.
Justice Fryberg :"You have shown no contrition for your offending. You continue to deny responsibility for it.""You are proud of what you did and your own cleverness in doing it. There is no evidence this has changed.
- ↑ Rossmann, Louis (8 May 2025). "BwE tried to take down my videos, so I'm taking down his business". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2025-05-08. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 BwE (27 Nov 2018). "BwE PS4 NOR Validator & BwE SerialReader Script by BetterWayElectronics". PSHAX. Archived from the original on 8 Apr 2025. Retrieved 12 Nov 2025.