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|Name=Cloudflare, Inc|Type=Public|Founded=2009|Industry=Web Services|Official Website=https://www.cloudflare.com/|Logo=Cloudflare Logo.svg}}

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare Cloudflare, Inc.] is an American company that offers a wide range of web services. Due to its widespread adoption, Cloudflare's services play a critical role in the modern web infrastructure.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare '''Cloudflare, Inc.'''] is an American company that offers a wide range of web services. Due to its widespread adoption, Cloudflare's services play a critical role in the modern web infrastructure.

==Consumer impact summary==

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==Anti-consumer practices==

===Password scanning of website visitors===

From September to November 2024 Cloudflare was scanning the passwords users entered on websites without obtaining the users' consent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radwan |first=Radwa |last2=Zejnilovic |first2=Sabina |date=17 Mar 2025 |title=Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised |url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 Apr 2025 |website=Cloudflare Blog}}</ref>

=== Upselling behaviours ===

{{Main|Cloudflare forces consumers onto higher tiers with threats of shutdowns}}

The company has taken part in concerning upselling behaviours for its hosting services.

===Forced ID theft and face recognition===

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Image:Cloudflare_email_4.png

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~~=== Password scanning of website visitors ===~~

From September to November 2024 Cloudflare was scanning the passwords users entered on websites without obtaining the users' consent<ref>https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/</ref>

==References==

[[Category:Cloudflare]]

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 |Name=Cloudflare, Inc|Type=Public|Founded=2009|Industry=Web Services|Official Website=https://www.cloudflare.com/|Logo=Cloudflare Logo.svg}}
-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare Cloudflare, Inc.] is an American company that offers a wide range of web services. Due to its widespread adoption, Cloudflare's services play a critical role in the modern web infrastructure.
+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare '''Cloudflare, Inc.'''] is an American company that offers a wide range of web services. Due to its widespread adoption, Cloudflare's services play a critical role in the modern web infrastructure.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
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 ==Anti-consumer practices==
+===Password scanning of website visitors===
+From September to November 2024 Cloudflare was scanning the passwords users entered on websites without obtaining the users' consent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radwan |first=Radwa |last2=Zejnilovic |first2=Sabina |date=17 Mar 2025 |title=Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised |url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 Apr 2025 |website=Cloudflare Blog}}</ref>
+=== Upselling behaviours ===
+{{Main|Cloudflare forces consumers onto higher tiers with threats of shutdowns}}
+The company has taken part in concerning upselling behaviours for its hosting services.
 ===Forced ID theft and face recognition<!-- NEEDS more refs covering this incident -->===
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 Image:Cloudflare_email_4.png
 </gallery>
-=== Password scanning of website visitors ===
-From September to November 2024 Cloudflare was scanning the passwords users entered on websites without obtaining the users' consent<ref>https://blog.cloudflare.com/password-reuse-rampant-half-user-logins-compromised/</ref>
 ==References==
 <references />
 [[Category:Cloudflare]]