Better Way Electronics: Difference between revisions

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| Official Website = https://betterwayelectronics.com.au/

| Logo = BWE logo.png

}}Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri<ref>Citation needed</ref> (formerly known as Luan Tahiraj<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=ABN History for Louie Tahiri |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512123652/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Australian Business Register}}</ref>), who has formerly been convicted for serious crimes involving hacking and the abuse of private information<ref name=":0" />. It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic software was widely used by both tech repair shops and consumers doing personal repairs globally, especially for modern [[~~Playstation~~]] devices.

}}Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri<ref>Citation needed</ref> (formerly known as Luan Tahiraj<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=ABN History for Louie Tahiri |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512123652/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Australian Business Register}}</ref>), who has formerly been convicted for serious crimes involving hacking and the abuse of private information<ref name=":0" />. It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic software was widely used by both tech repair shops and consumers doing personal repairs globally, especially for modern [[PlayStation]] devices.

==Consumer-impact summary==

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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]].

=== Use of diagnostic software as spyware ===

===Use of diagnostic software as spyware===

The software produced by BWE has been known to perform excessive monitoring of users' PCs, and cease functioning if any kind of 'undesireable' behavior was observed. Due to Louie Tahiri's history of cybercrime, as well as aggressive tendencies during customer support interactions, such monitoring and access to data have been the subject of scrutiny and concern.

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 | Official Website = https://betterwayelectronics.com.au/
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-}}Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri<ref>Citation needed</ref> (formerly known as Luan Tahiraj<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=ABN History for Louie Tahiri |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512123652/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Australian Business Register}}</ref>), who has formerly been convicted for serious crimes involving hacking and the abuse of private information<ref name=":0" />. It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic software was widely used by both tech repair shops and consumers doing personal repairs globally, especially for modern [[Playstation]] devices.
+}}Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri<ref>Citation needed</ref> (formerly known as Luan Tahiraj<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=ABN History for Louie Tahiri |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512123652/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View?id=63008860471 |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Australian Business Register}}</ref>), who has formerly been convicted for serious crimes involving hacking and the abuse of private information<ref name=":0" />. It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic software was widely used by both tech repair shops and consumers doing personal repairs globally, especially for modern [[PlayStation]] devices.
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
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 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]].
-=== Use of diagnostic software as spyware ===
+===Use of diagnostic software as spyware===
 The software produced by BWE has been known to perform excessive monitoring of users' PCs, and cease functioning if any kind of 'undesireable' behavior was observed. Due to Louie Tahiri's history of cybercrime, as well as aggressive tendencies during customer support interactions, such monitoring and access to data have been the subject of scrutiny and concern.