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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]].
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]].
===Features of ovens locked behind cloud (''date'')===
===Features of ovens locked behind cloud (''date'')===
Some GE ovens have certain features locked behind a cloud integration, requiring the user to connect the stove to Wi-Fi and install the SmartHQ app in order to unlock.{{Citation needed}} The ovens have the necessary physical buttons to utilise the features, but the oven refuses till the requirements are met.{{Citation needed}} The sales literature <ref>https://www.geappliances.com/ge/connected-appliances/ranges-ovens-cooking.htm ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250909103108/https://www.geappliances.com/ge/connected-appliances/ranges-ovens-cooking.htm Archived])</ref>, manual{{Citation needed}}, and website{{Citation needed}} have no mention of such requirements.
Some GE ovens have certain features locked behind a cloud integration, requiring the user to connect the stove to Wi-Fi and install the SmartHQ app in order to unlock.{{Citation needed}} The ovens have the necessary physical buttons to utilise the features, but the oven refuses till the requirements are met.{{Citation needed}} The sales literature <ref>{{Cite web |title=SMART OVENS AND RANGES |url=https://www.geappliances.com/ge/connected-appliances/ranges-ovens-cooking.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909103108/https://www.geappliances.com/ge/connected-appliances/ranges-ovens-cooking.htm |archive-date=2025-09-09 |website=[[GE Appliances]]}}</ref>, manual{{Citation needed}}, and website{{Citation needed}} have no mention of such requirements.


===DRM on refrigerator water filters (''2017 - Present'')===
===DRM on refrigerator water filters (''2017 - Present'')===