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| Official Website = https://betterwayelectronics.com.au/ | | 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 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 | }}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== | ||
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===Use of diagnostic software as spyware=== | ===Use of diagnostic software as spyware=== | ||
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 | 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" /> | ||
===Attempting to cover-up criticism=== | ===Attempting to cover-up criticism=== |