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!Summary of Incident

!Refs

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|[[Netflix]]

|Removal of games from mobile platform; games preinstalled to user devices will no-longer work; many are exclusively distributed by Netflix for mobile.

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parrish |first=Ash |date=Jun 24, 2025 |title=Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/692227/netflix-games-delisting-hades-braid-gaming-strategy |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>

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|[[Xlear]]

|The company Xlear was falsely marketing its nasal spray as a covid preventative, potentially harming consumers; the company wants to combat the FTC.

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Feiner |first=Lauren |date=Jun 24, 2025 |title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTC to police health claims |url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>

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|[[Microsoft]]

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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! -->

|-

~~|[[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>

|-

|[[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>

|-

~~|[[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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|[[Waymo]]

|Using interior camera to train GenAI models; automatic opt-in

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellan |first=Rebecca |date=Apr 8, 2025 |title=Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, but riders will be able to opt out |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/waymo-may-use-interior-camera-data-to-train-generative-ai-models-sell-ads/ |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref>

|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellan |first=Rebecca |date=Apr 8, 2025 |title=Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, but riders will be able to opt out |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/waymo-may-use-interior-camera-data-to-train-generative-ai-models-sell-ads/ |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Andrew |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/644770/waymo-interior-camera-ai-training-ads-privacy |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-14}}</ref>

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|[[Dymo]]

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|<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>

|-

|~~Not applicable~~

|[[Swiffer]]

|~~IoT Security~~

|When using a Swiffer wet jet power mop you need to buy Swiffer's WetJet Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner which comes in a bottle with a cap on it that the customer can not take off and refill with their own floor cleaner of their choice. The cap is "locked" with plastic hooks that prevent refilling and force the customer to buy another bottle which is heavily priced.

~~Companies~~' ~~love for IoT does, unfortunately, not come~~ with ~~security for the data of their customers. This exposes~~ the ~~customers to risks of ID theft, remote hacking, ransomware attacks, surveillance (continue list) among others. These concerns are~~ not ~~limited to smart home devices like thermostats, but any device~~ with ~~remote control features, including vehicles going back as far as 2012. This could include not only flaws~~ of ~~companies, but be a general article listing protocols and software commonly used for IoT~~.

~~|<ref name=~~"~~What We Do About Data Security~~">{{Cite news |last=Zimmer |first=Morten |title=What We Do About Data Security (And Why You Should Care) |url=https://ojelectronics.com/floorheating/news/what-we-do-about-data-security/ |website=OJ Electronics |date=Apr 28, 2024 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324235150/https://ojelectronics.com/floorheating/news/what-we-do-about-data-security/ |archive-date=May 23, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kovacs |first=Eduard |title=Flaws in Major Automaker’s Dealership Systems Allowed Car Hacking, Personal Data Theft |url=https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-major-automakers-dealership-systems-allowed-car-hacking-personal-data-theft/ |website=Security Week |date=Aug 11, 2025 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Arghire |first=Ionut |title=Subaru Starlink Vulnerability Exposed Cars to Remote Hacking |url=https://www.securityweek.com/subaru-starlink-vulnerability-exposed-cars-to-remote-hacking/ |website=Security Week |date=Jan 24, 2025 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kovacs |first=Eduard |title=Millions of Cars Exposed to ~~Remote Hacking via PerfektBlue Attack |url=https://www.securityweek~~.~~com/millions-of-cars-exposed-to-remote-hacking-via-perfektblue-attack/ |website=Security Week |date=Jul 10, 2025 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>~~

|}

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-<references />
 This page is dedicated towards providing a communal list for users to submit potential articles to feature on the wiki, and to give editors inspiration on what pages they might want to add to the wiki. If you create an article based on an entry from this list, or see that someone else has done so, please make sure to delete the row from this page in order to prevent confusion.
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 !Summary of Incident
 !Refs
+|-
+|[[Netflix]]
+|Removal of games from mobile platform; games preinstalled to user devices will no-longer work; many are exclusively distributed by Netflix for mobile.
+|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parrish |first=Ash |date=Jun 24, 2025 |title=Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/692227/netflix-games-delisting-hades-braid-gaming-strategy |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Xlear]]
+|The company Xlear was falsely marketing its nasal spray as a covid preventative, potentially harming consumers; the company wants to combat the FTC.
+|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Feiner |first=Lauren |date=Jun 24, 2025 |title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTC to police health claims |url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>
 |-
 |[[Microsoft]]
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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! -->
-|-
-|[[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>
 |-
 |[[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>
-|-
-|[[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>
 |-
 |[[Facebook]], [[Yandex]]
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 |[[Waymo]]
 |Using interior camera to train GenAI models; automatic opt-in
-|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellan |first=Rebecca |date=Apr 8, 2025 |title=Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, but riders will be able to opt out |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/waymo-may-use-interior-camera-data-to-train-generative-ai-models-sell-ads/ |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref>
+|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellan |first=Rebecca |date=Apr 8, 2025 |title=Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, but riders will be able to opt out |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/waymo-may-use-interior-camera-data-to-train-generative-ai-models-sell-ads/ |access-date=Jun 25, 2025 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Andrew |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/644770/waymo-interior-camera-ai-training-ads-privacy |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-14}}</ref>
 |-
 |[[Dymo]]
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 |<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>
 |-
-|Not applicable
+|[[Swiffer]]
-|IoT Security
+|When using a Swiffer wet jet power mop you need to buy Swiffer's WetJet Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner which comes in a bottle with a cap on it that the customer can not take off and refill with their own floor cleaner of their choice. The cap is "locked" with plastic hooks that prevent refilling and force the customer to buy another bottle which is heavily priced.
-Companies' love for IoT does, unfortunately, not come with security for the data of their customers. This exposes the customers to risks of ID theft, remote hacking, ransomware attacks, surveillance (continue list) among others. These concerns are not limited to smart home devices like thermostats, but any device with remote control features, including vehicles going back as far as 2012. This could include not only flaws of companies, but be a general article listing protocols and software commonly used for IoT.
-|<ref name="What We Do About Data Security">{{Cite news |last=Zimmer |first=Morten |title=What We Do About Data Security (And Why You Should Care) |url=https://ojelectronics.com/floorheating/news/what-we-do-about-data-security/ |website=OJ Electronics |date=Apr 28, 2024 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324235150/https://ojelectronics.com/floorheating/news/what-we-do-about-data-security/ |archive-date=May 23, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kovacs |first=Eduard |title=Flaws in Major Automaker’s Dealership Systems Allowed Car Hacking, Personal Data Theft |url=https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-major-automakers-dealership-systems-allowed-car-hacking-personal-data-theft/ |website=Security Week |date=Aug 11, 2025 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Arghire |first=Ionut |title=Subaru Starlink Vulnerability Exposed Cars to Remote Hacking |url=https://www.securityweek.com/subaru-starlink-vulnerability-exposed-cars-to-remote-hacking/ |website=Security Week |date=Jan 24, 2025 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kovacs |first=Eduard |title=Millions of Cars Exposed to Remote Hacking via PerfektBlue Attack |url=https://www.securityweek.com/millions-of-cars-exposed-to-remote-hacking-via-perfektblue-attack/ |website=Security Week |date=Jul 10, 2025 |access-date=Aug 12, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 |}
 ==See Also==