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|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Triplette |first=Ryan |date=Nov 15, 2024 |title=Microsoft’s anticompetitive behavior weakens its customers’ cybersecurity |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/11/microsofts-anticompetitive-behavior-weakens-its-customers-cybersecurity/?readmore=1 |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=Federal News Network}}</ref><!-- !!!

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~~|[[Intuit]]~~

|Responsible for bribing the government for the purposes of making doing taxes more difficult, thus making the company more money via [[TurboTax]] payments, TT turned into tiered subscriptions to force users into paying extra for vital tools. Hid the free version from consumers.

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=CinemaGuess |date=Jun 10, 2025 |title=How The Scammy Model of TurboTax Finally Died |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K951JU8WbEY&t=315s |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

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|[[Samsung]], [[Glance]]

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|Secretly recording the screens of users via T-Life app

|<ref>{{Cite web |last=u/Appropriate_Rain_770 |date=May 27, 2025 |title=T-Life App Under Fire as Users Spot Hidden Screen Recording |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/1kwmglg/tlife_app_under_fire_as_users_spot_hidden_screen/ |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Tyler |date=May 27, 2025 |title=T-Life App Under Fire as Users Spot Hidden Screen Recording |url=https://www.androidheadlines.com/2025/05/t-life-app-under-fire-as-users-spot-hidden-screen-recording.html |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=Android Headlines}}</ref>

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~~|[[Ubisoft]]~~

~~|Forced online in single-player games for the purposes of data collection; violation of GDPR.~~

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=Apr 29, 2025 |title=Privacy firm files Ubisoft legal complaint over data collection, forced online in single-player games |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/privacy-firm-files-ubisoft-legal-complaint-over-data-collection-forced-online-in-single-player-games |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=Eurogamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2025 |title=Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you! |url=https://noyb.eu/en/play-alone-ubisoft-still-watching-you |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=noyb}}</ref>

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|[[Facebook]], [[Yandex]]

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Mysteriously banned the developer of LibreOffice from his Hotmail Account; Automated systems handled the appeal process and refused to restore access to his account, potentially harming LibreOffice's development.

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simms |first=Daniel |date=Jul 30, 2025 |title=Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/108878-microsoft-suddenly-bans-libreoffice-developer-email-account-blocks.html |access-date=Aug 4, 2025 |work=TechSpot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beri |first=Devesh |date=Aug 1, 2025 |title=Microsoft Bans Profile Belonging to Developer Behind Free Microsoft Office Alternative |url=https://tech.yahoo.com/business/articles/microsoft-bans-profile-belonging-developer-204536148.html |access-date=Aug 4, 2025 |work=ExtremeTech}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Rohit |date=Aug 3, 2025 |title=LibreOffice Developer Says Microsoft Blocked His Email Account Without Warning |url=https://www.alltechnerd.com/libreoffice-developer-says-microsoft-blocked-his-email-account-without-warning/ |access-date=Aug 4, 2025 |work=All Tech Nerd}}</ref>

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|[[Ubisoft]]

|On March 31st 2024, Ubisoft shut down servers for online game ''The Crew,'' after the game was pulled from digital storefronts some time in December of 2023. The game was online-only, despite the majority of the game not requiring multiplayer to progress through the story.

A few days before the servers were due to shut down, users who had purchased the game prior to its removal from storefronts had their licenses revoked. Whilst the game was still able to be downloaded and launched for some, the full game was not playable, only a demo. Those who launched the game on Steam after March 31st were prompted for a CD key, which was impossible to activate.

|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=12 Apr 2024 |title=Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership is |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ubisoft-is-stripping-peoples-licences-for-the-crew-weeks-after-its-shutdown-nearly-squandering-hopes-of-private-servers-and-acting-as-a-stark-reminder-of-how-volatile-digital-ownership-is/ |url-status=live |website=PCGamer}}</ref>

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==See Also==

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 |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Triplette |first=Ryan |date=Nov 15, 2024 |title=Microsoft’s anticompetitive behavior weakens its customers’ cybersecurity |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/11/microsofts-anticompetitive-behavior-weakens-its-customers-cybersecurity/?readmore=1 |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=Federal News Network}}</ref><!-- !!!
 This is a commentary piece, so please make sure to dig for other sources! -->
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-|[[Intuit]]
-|Responsible for bribing the government for the purposes of making doing taxes more difficult, thus making the company more money via [[TurboTax]] payments, TT turned into tiered subscriptions to force users into paying extra for vital tools. Hid the free version from consumers.
-|<ref>{{Cite news |last=CinemaGuess |date=Jun 10, 2025 |title=How The Scammy Model of TurboTax Finally Died |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K951JU8WbEY&t=315s |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
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 |[[Samsung]], [[Glance]]
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 |Secretly recording the screens of users via T-Life app
 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=u/Appropriate_Rain_770 |date=May 27, 2025 |title=T-Life App Under Fire as Users Spot Hidden Screen Recording |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/1kwmglg/tlife_app_under_fire_as_users_spot_hidden_screen/ |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Tyler |date=May 27, 2025 |title=T-Life App Under Fire as Users Spot Hidden Screen Recording |url=https://www.androidheadlines.com/2025/05/t-life-app-under-fire-as-users-spot-hidden-screen-recording.html |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=Android Headlines}}</ref>
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-|[[Ubisoft]]
-|Forced online in single-player games for the purposes of data collection; violation of GDPR.
-|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=Apr 29, 2025 |title=Privacy firm files Ubisoft legal complaint over data collection, forced online in single-player games |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/privacy-firm-files-ubisoft-legal-complaint-over-data-collection-forced-online-in-single-player-games |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=Eurogamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2025 |title=Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you! |url=https://noyb.eu/en/play-alone-ubisoft-still-watching-you |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=noyb}}</ref>
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 |[[Facebook]], [[Yandex]]
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 Mysteriously banned the developer of LibreOffice from his Hotmail Account; Automated systems handled the appeal process and refused to restore access to his account, potentially harming LibreOffice's development.
 |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simms |first=Daniel |date=Jul 30, 2025 |title=Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/108878-microsoft-suddenly-bans-libreoffice-developer-email-account-blocks.html |access-date=Aug 4, 2025 |work=TechSpot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beri |first=Devesh |date=Aug 1, 2025 |title=Microsoft Bans Profile Belonging to Developer Behind Free Microsoft Office Alternative |url=https://tech.yahoo.com/business/articles/microsoft-bans-profile-belonging-developer-204536148.html |access-date=Aug 4, 2025 |work=ExtremeTech}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Rohit |date=Aug 3, 2025 |title=LibreOffice Developer Says Microsoft Blocked His Email Account Without Warning |url=https://www.alltechnerd.com/libreoffice-developer-says-microsoft-blocked-his-email-account-without-warning/ |access-date=Aug 4, 2025 |work=All Tech Nerd}}</ref>
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+|[[Ubisoft]]
+|On March 31st 2024, Ubisoft shut down servers for online game ''The Crew,'' after the game was pulled from digital storefronts some time in December of 2023. The game was online-only, despite the majority of the game not requiring multiplayer to progress through the story.
+A few days before the servers were due to shut down, users who had purchased the game prior to its removal from storefronts had their licenses revoked. Whilst the game was still able to be downloaded and launched for some, the full game was not playable, only a demo. Those who launched the game on Steam after March 31st were prompted for a CD key, which was impossible to activate.
+|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=12 Apr 2024 |title=Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership is |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ubisoft-is-stripping-peoples-licences-for-the-crew-weeks-after-its-shutdown-nearly-squandering-hopes-of-private-servers-and-acting-as-a-stark-reminder-of-how-volatile-digital-ownership-is/ |url-status=live |website=PCGamer}}</ref>
 |}
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