Roku, Inc.: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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Roku Inc. is an American technology company, founded in October of 2002, known for their "Roku" line of products which consist of Smart TVs & streaming players.

'''[[Wikipedia:Roku, Inc.|Roku, Inc.]]''' is an American technology company, founded in October of 2002, known for their "[[Roku]]" line of products which consist of Smart TVs & streaming players.

=== ~~[https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/Post-purchase_EULA_modification~~ Post-purchase EULA modification] ===

=== Post-purchase EULA modification ===

In early March of 2024, Roku Inc. modified their End User License Agreement (EULA), ~~which was~~ after the company disclosed a data breach that affected over 15,000 accounts.

In early March 2024, Roku Inc. [[post-purchase EULA modification|modified]] their [[End-User License Agreement]] (EULA), after the company disclosed a data breach that affected over 15,000 accounts.

This new EULA was enforced onto pre-existing users in the form of a message on their Smart TV/streaming player, which only allowed the user to accept the new terms, and not offer an option to decline. The only option Roku Inc. offered to opt-out of the new EULA was for the user to mail the company their contact information and email used to register the Roku account (if applicable), along with the product model, software, or service "at issue."

In this new EULA, Roku ~~Inc.~~ included a [~~https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/Forced_Arbitration Forced Arbitration~~] agreement to not allow users to sue, or to take part in lawsuits against Roku Inc.

In this new EULA, Roku included a [[forced arbitration]] agreement to not allow users to sue, or to take part in lawsuits against Roku Inc.

Roku ~~Inc.~~ claimed a week later that the new EULA was not in relation to the aforementioned data breach.

Roku claimed a week later that the new EULA was not in relation to the aforementioned data breach.

== References ==

[https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-15-000-hacked-roku-accounts-sold-for-50-each-to-buy-hardware/ Over 15,000 hacked Roku accounts sold for 50¢ each to buy hardware] [https://web.archive.org/web/20240402093803/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-15-000-hacked-roku-accounts-sold-for-50-each-to-buy-hardware/ <nowiki>[Archived]</nowiki>]

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-Roku Inc. is an American technology company, founded in October of 2002, known for their "Roku" line of products which consist of Smart TVs & streaming players.
+'''[[Wikipedia:Roku, Inc.|Roku, Inc.]]''' is an American technology company, founded in October of 2002, known for their "[[Roku]]" line of products which consist of Smart TVs & streaming players.
-=== [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/Post-purchase_EULA_modification Post-purchase EULA modification] ===
+=== Post-purchase EULA modification ===
-In early March of 2024, Roku Inc. modified their End User License Agreement (EULA), which was after the company disclosed a data breach that affected over 15,000 accounts.
+In early March 2024, Roku Inc. [[post-purchase EULA modification|modified]] their [[End-User License Agreement]] (EULA), after the company disclosed a data breach that affected over 15,000 accounts.
 This new EULA was enforced onto pre-existing users in the form of a message on their Smart TV/streaming player, which only allowed the user to accept the new terms, and not offer an option to decline. The only option Roku Inc. offered to opt-out of the new EULA was for the user to mail the company their contact information and email used to register the Roku account (if applicable), along with the product model, software, or service "at issue."
-In this new EULA, Roku Inc. included a [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/Forced_Arbitration Forced Arbitration] agreement to not allow users to sue, or to take part in lawsuits against Roku Inc.
+In this new EULA, Roku included a [[forced arbitration]] agreement to not allow users to sue, or to take part in lawsuits against Roku Inc.
-Roku Inc. claimed a week later that the new EULA was not in relation to the aforementioned data breach.
+Roku claimed a week later that the new EULA was not in relation to the aforementioned data breach.
 == References ==
 [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-15-000-hacked-roku-accounts-sold-for-50-each-to-buy-hardware/ Over 15,000 hacked Roku accounts sold for 50¢ each to buy hardware] [https://web.archive.org/web/20240402093803/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-15-000-hacked-roku-accounts-sold-for-50-each-to-buy-hardware/ <nowiki>[Archived]</nowiki>]