Colgate

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Colgate

Basic information
Founded	1806
Type	Public
Industry	Dental care
Official website	https://colgate.com

Colgate is a dental health company founded in 1806.

Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):

• User freedom
• User privacy
• Business model
• Market control

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Incidents

Removal of app features (2024)

In October 2024, users of the "Colgate Connect" (previously "hum") application received pop-up notifications regarding the deprecation of previously existing features, such as "GoPirate!" and "mind your speed". In December, more features were removed such as "test your angles" and "whitening reminders". Around this time, the "hum" brand of toothbrushes were quietly discontiuned, with existing users not being aware of where to get new brush heads. Most of the app features did not rely on a constant connection to servers, which made the removal of the app's features more confusing to its users.

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  App from 2021
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  Popup for GoPirate! deprecation
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  With GoPirate!
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  Aftermath of GoPirate! removal
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  App update notes
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  Popup for Journal deprecation

Products

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• hum (2020)
• hum kids (2021)

See also

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