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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

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.

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. [Subscription needed]
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. [Subscription needed]
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.

New Pages

16:1016:10, 28 April 2026 Anthropic system prompt overrides consumersafety in Claude models (hist | edit) [6,490 bytes] 190.2.154.222 (talk) (Created page with "{{ProductLineCargo |InProduction=No }} {{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 line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. ===Example incident one (''date'')=== {{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}} Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the...") originally created as "Anthropic System Prompt Overrides Consumer Safety in Claude Models"
03:3503:35, 28 April 2026 Atlassian (hist | edit) [2,784 bytes] JJosh888 (talk | contribs) (created article)

23:5323:53, 27 April 2026 Aura (hist | edit) [5,369 bytes] Andrew V (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo}}{{CompanyPreload}}") Tag: Visual edit
23:1523:15, 27 April 2026 Vercel's anti-consumer recharge (hist | edit) [1,193 bytes] 86.32.88.233 (talk) (Vercel's recharge modal re-checks the "Auto-renewal" every time the modal is opened, making a quick purchase accidentally cost a lot more than originally planned.)
20:4420:44, 27 April 2026 Anthropic Claude Code HERMES.md billing flaw (hist | edit) [5,729 bytes] Louis (talk | contribs) (Publish renamed article focused exclusively on HERMES.md billing flaw)
20:0420:04, 27 April 2026 Ford Mustang Mach E 2026 Requires Payment for Frunk (hist | edit) [940 bytes] ResistObsolescence (talk | contribs) (Ford is charging money to use the frunk of the Mach E. (idk if this is big enough for an article))

01:0501:05, 26 April 2026 CSS tracking (hist | edit) [2,422 bytes] Rudxain (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{StubNotice}} '''CSS-based tracking''' and '''CSS fingerprinting,''' consist on abusing the semantics of CSS, in order to trick web-browsers to send data to servers. ==How it works== CSS can declare that certain resources/assets be used ''if'' certain conditions are met.<ref>https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Guides/Media_queries</ref> Since browsers implement lazy-loading, thi...") Tag: Visual edit

20:3220:32, 25 April 2026 Fake lifetime license (hist | edit) [1,117 bytes] Rudxain (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{StubNotice}} '''Fake lifetime license''' is a marketing scam in which customers are misled and/or blatantly lied to, with respect to the expiration date of a license they acquired. This is distinct from post-purchase EULA modification, as the license was never changed, it was always fake. ==How it works== Companies may deceptively advertise a product or service as having a "lifetime" or "forever" license, so that when a customer legally gets a license (typically...") Tag: Visual edit

13:5513:55, 24 April 2026 Testo disables free Saveris Cloud and forces paid subscription on existing customers (hist | edit) [7,455 bytes] 213.219.182.78 (talk) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Testo |StartDate=2026-04-22 |EndDate=2026 |Status=Active |ProductLine=Testo Saveris |Product=Testo Saveris 2 T2 Temperature Data Logger |ArticleType=Service |Type=Forced Migration |Description=Testo shuts down Saveris 2 Basic Cloud and retroactively forces paid subscriptions on existing hardware to keep monitoring functional. }} ==Background== Testo manufactures environmental monitoring hardware, including the Saveris 2 datalogger range, which...")
12:0312:03, 24 April 2026 Revolut blocking Lyca Mobile automated payment blocking (hist | edit) [3,938 bytes] SCRIPTERBLOX (talk | contribs) (Initial page creation)

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