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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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===Quiet changes (2026)===
 
The longtime CEO, Michael Crandell is in an "advisory role" since February. In addition, Bitwarden's CFO was replaced in April. There weren't any official announcements for either of these changes. Bitwarden's free plan on their product page included the phrases "Free Forever" and "Always free." These phrases are present even on the Wayback machine's oldest archive (2022-06-25) of Bitwarden's product site.
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
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===Example incident one (''date'')===
File:Bitwarden20260414.webp|alt=(I) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-14|right|(I) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-14
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File:Bitwarden20260418.webp|alt=(II) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-18|right|(II) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-18
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
File:Bitwarden20260515.webp|alt=(III) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-15|right|(III) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-15
===Example incident two (''date'')===
File:Bitwarden20260519.webp|alt=(IV) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-19|right|(IV) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-19
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"Always free" reportedly disappeared from the site in April.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Souray |last=Rudra |date=2026-05-19 |title=Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried |url=https://itsfoss.com/news/bitwarden-quiet-changes/ |website=itsfoss.com |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/jmqHZ |archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> The archives from April, (I) and (II), reveal that the phrase disappeared sometime between 2026-04-14 (left on image I) and 2026-04-18 (bottom on image II). The archives from May, (III) and (IV) ,reveal that it came back sometime between 2026-05-15 (bottom left on image III) and 2026-05-19 (bottom left on image IV).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager |date=2026-04-14 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414143347/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ |url-status=live |website=archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager |date=2026-04-18 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418162818/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ |url-status=live |website=archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager |date=2026-05-15 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260515190646/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ |url-status=live |website=archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager |date=2026-05-19 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260519164353/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ |url-status=live |website=archive.org}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==

Revision as of 18:18, 27 June 2026

Bitwarden
Basic information
Founded 2019-10-28
Legal Structure Private
Industry Software
Also known as Bitwarden, Inc.
Official website https://bitwarden.com

Bitwarden is an American software company, incorporated in Delaware and with headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.[1][2] Its main product is the eponymous password manager.

Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

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

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Incidents

Quiet changes (2026)

The longtime CEO, Michael Crandell is in an "advisory role" since February. In addition, Bitwarden's CFO was replaced in April. There weren't any official announcements for either of these changes. Bitwarden's free plan on their product page included the phrases "Free Forever" and "Always free." These phrases are present even on the Wayback machine's oldest archive (2022-06-25) of Bitwarden's product site.

  • (I) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-14
    (I) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-14
  • (II) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-18
    (II) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-04-18
  • (III) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-15
    (III) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-15
  • (IV) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-19
    (IV) Bitwarden product page Wayback machine on 2026-05-19

"Always free" reportedly disappeared from the site in April.[3] The archives from April, (I) and (II), reveal that the phrase disappeared sometime between 2026-04-14 (left on image I) and 2026-04-18 (bottom on image II). The archives from May, (III) and (IV) ,reveal that it came back sometime between 2026-05-15 (bottom left on image III) and 2026-05-19 (bottom left on image IV).[4][5][6][7]

Products

  • Bitwarden password manager

See also

Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.

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References

  1. ↑ "Division of Corporations". icis.corp.delaware.gov. File Number: 7654941{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Business Search". bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov. BITWARDEN INC. (4612828){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Rudra, Souray (2026-05-19). "Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried". itsfoss.com. Archived from the original on 2026-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Best Free & Premium Password Manager". archive.org. 2026-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Best Free & Premium Password Manager". archive.org. 2026-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Best Free & Premium Password Manager". archive.org. 2026-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Best Free & Premium Password Manager". archive.org. 2026-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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