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Your #1 mission: Help build this wiki. We’re looking for contributors who care about protecting consumer rights. Here’s how you can get started:

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• Check out How to help for a full guide.

Want to understand the bigger picture? Read our Mission Statement to learn what we’re about.

Announcements

2026-03-27

We'd like to announce the launch of two new projects on the wiki:

• Project Laws aims to increase the number of articles about consumer-rights-relevant laws from around the world, so that the wiki can be a useful resource for people trying to find out what the laws are where they live, or for people looking to compare and contrast the laws of different countries;

• Project Maintain brings together a number of the tasks that need to be done on a regular basis to keep the wiki ticking over, and points you in the right direction!

Also, remember to sign up for this month's Zoom hangout and get yourself on the mailing list for the meeting link by emailing [email protected] with the subject line 'monthly hangout'! The hangout will be at the same time as last month - on the first Sunday of the month at 20:00 UTC. If you signed up last month, you'll still get the email.

2026-03-17

A couple of announcements today! We're officially launching both the Wiki Zulip server, and the superconfirmed role on the Wiki.

The Zulip server, located at https://zulip.consumerrights.wiki/ (and accessible via the left sidebar), is intended to act as a Discord alternative for those of you who aren't too keen on setting up a Discord account. It is a privacy respecting open source program which we self-host, and we've also set up bridge infrastructure, meaning that many of the main channels on the Discord and Zulip allow for cross-platform communication, with messages sent on one platform being viewable on the other.

Unlike a full wiki mod, superconfirmed users will not have any special privileges relating to banning or managing the permissions of other accounts on the site, but will still be able to remove article notices, edit protected pages, and so on. The full requirements can be found on Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications however the gist of it is that you need to know what you're on about and have ~1 month of productive edits on this wiki, or demonstrate to an administrator that you have experience on another wiki with comparable editorial standards, such as Wikipedia.

2026-03-05

We've released our first annual report! It contains general reflections on the first year of our operation, as well as all the results from the survey carried out a few weeks ago, and our priorities for the near future. Congratulations to everyone on getting the site to this point, and go give it a read!

We're also happy to announce the official release of the Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension, which will flag sites related to products and companies with entries on the wiki as you browse.

Please find the Chrome extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consumer-rights-wiki/bppajinomefndbbmopljhbdfefnefdha

And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/

In The News

August 2025

• Clippy the paperclip is taking over profile pics across the internet in protest of big tech – Coverage of the Clippy Campaign

July 2025

• Buy now, pay later loans will now hit credit scores — and experts think Gen Z could be at risk – FICO plans to include BNPL loans in credit scores this fall, raising flags for young and vulnerable borrowers

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Want to suggest a story? Add it to the discussion page.

Also see: In the news for coverage about this project.

Consumer Tools

Ad & tracking blockers

• • Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
  • uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
  • Adnauseum - Browser-based ad and tracker blocker built off of uBlock Origin that also clicks ads to obscure your digital fingerprint.

Anti-scam resources

• • Have I Been Pwned – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
  • CFPB – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
  • VirusTotal / Hybrid Analysis – Scan files for potential malware.
  • Triage – Online sandbox for analyzing executables.

Archival tools

• • Wayback Machine – World's largest internet archival service
  • Ghost Archive – Secondary archival service.
  • Megalodon – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
  • PreserveTube – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
  • SingleFile – Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally
  • ArchiveBox – Self-hosted website archival tool

Corporate accountability & recalls

• • Better Business Bureau (BBB) – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
  • SaferProducts.gov – U.S. product recall and complaint site.
  • FDA Recalls – Drug and food recall database.
  • Safety Gate – EU product recall and report site.

Legal & complaint filing

• • Consumer Reports – Independent product reviews and ratings.
  • Ripoff Report – Public consumer complaint database.
  • ClassAction.org – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.

Repair & Open designs

• • iFixit – Open repository of device repair instructions.
  • Open Source Ecology – Open source machinery designs.

Price & product transparency

• • CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
  • Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.

Privacy & surveillance tools

• • SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
  • [$] EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service.
  • Exodus Privacy - Analyzes privacy concerns in Android applications. Discover unwanted permissions and tracking libraries in common apps.

Subscription & dark pattern tracking

• • Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
  • [$] Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker.
  • Terms of Service; Didn't Read / PrivacySpy – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
  • Deceptive Design – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
  • Dark Pattern Games – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.

[$] – paid service, subscription needed

New Pages

13 June 2026

• 20:4020:40, 13 June 2026 Verizon demo phone MDM data wipe (hist | edit) [10,153 bytes] Louis (talk | contribs) (new incident page on the verizon demo phone that shipped with device management still on it and wiped the guy's data; sourced to the ars writeup, verizon's fcc letter, the sennco brictech docs and the ccpa)
• 15:0415:04, 13 June 2026 Amazon Fire TV Stick sideloading lockdown (hist | edit) [573 bytes] 92.40.182.78 (talk) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Amazon |StartDate=2025 |EndDate=2026 |Status=Active |ProductLine=Amazon Fire TV |Product=Fire TV Stick 4K Select (2025+), Fire TV Stick HD (2025 Vega model) |ArticleType=Product |Type=Ecosystem lockdown |Description=Since 2025 amazon has been releasing fire TV stick models running their new "Vega OS" which disables APK sideloading. }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR...")
• 02:1102:11, 13 June 2026 Shadow-banning (hist | edit) [3,437 bytes] ClippyWantsToHelp (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Ph-T-Int}} ==How it works== {{Ph-T-HIW}} ==Why it is a problem== {{Ph-T-WIIAP}} ==Examples== {{Ph-T-E}} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Common terms") Tag: Visual edit

12 June 2026

• 23:2723:27, 12 June 2026 Pangolin Self-Hosted Reverse Proxy Service (hist | edit) [4,160 bytes] IlikeOpenSource (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{ProductCargo |Company=Fossorial Inc. |ProductLine=Reverse Proxy, Self Hosted, Open Source |InProduction=Yes |Logo=Pangolin.png |Website=https://pangolin.net/ |Description=Identity-aware VPN and tunneled reverse proxy for remote access based on WireGuard®. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found...")
• 22:3922:39, 12 June 2026 Safe Digital Environments Law (hist | edit) [9,449 bytes] ClippyWantsToHelp (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Stub}} The Safe Digital Environments Law (in Spanish: Ley de Entornos Digitales Seguros) is a proposed legislation in Chile for banning users under the age of 16 from social media. ==Background== With many countries proposing social media bans for minors, such as Malaysia with the Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA), Australia and the European Union proposing to do the same, the Chilean government ==Proposals== ==Affected Platforms== ==Critics and controver...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 09:3809:38, 12 June 2026 Amazon selling AI generated "copies" of small author books (hist | edit) [423 bytes] 185.132.187.32 (talk) (Amazon might not be doing enough to check for plagiarism or for copyright protection?) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

11 June 2026

• 22:5122:51, 11 June 2026 DynaCap rips off UnrealKeyboards without credit (hist | edit) [605 bytes] Ungineering (talk | contribs) (initial submission)

9 June 2026

• 18:3718:37, 9 June 2026 Digitec Galaxus AG (hist | edit) [984 bytes] Hellobubles (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=2001-05-08 |Industry=Retail |Logo=Digitec-galaxus.png |ParentCompany=Migros Group |Type=Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (AG) |Website=https://www.digitec.ch,https://www.galaxus.ch |Description=The online department store Galaxus offers the full product range of Digitec Galaxus AG, while Digitec specializes in electronics.[28] At the end of }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of...")
• 13:1813:18, 9 June 2026 Klipy scraping content (hist | edit) [1,156 bytes] PlanetXtreme (talk | contribs) (Klipy has scraped GIFs from multiple platforms, without permission from creators, to try and create a marketable competitor to those same platforms.) originally created as "Klipy Scraping Content"
• 13:1713:17, 9 June 2026 Vinted refuses to offer support beyond 48-hours for products purchased on its platform (hist | edit) [275 bytes] 2a00:23c7:6dc1:4301:b370:3bd8:e4b7:2d9a (talk) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo}} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{Ph-I-ConR}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ph-I-C}}") originally created as "Vinted refusing to give any sort of support outside of 48 hours for products purchased on their platfrom"