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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> | 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 | ===Upselling behaviors=== | ||
{{Main|Cloudflare forces consumers onto higher tiers with threats of shutdowns}} | {{Main|Cloudflare forces consumers onto higher tiers with threats of shutdowns}} | ||
The company has taken part in concerning upselling behaviours for its hosting services. For example Cloudflare advertises "low-cost domain names with no extra fees", however you can't change nameservers of your domain without paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> | The company has taken part in concerning upselling behaviours for its hosting services. For example Cloudflare advertises "low-cost domain names with no extra fees", however you can't change nameservers of your domain without paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> | ||