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[to anyone looking at this, I'm working on making a project page for the wiki. Assuming you're allowed to edit it, feel free to have a go at fixing/implementing things!]
Project Archive
Everywhere on the internet, you get link rot - where linked pages either get taken offline, or changed, and the link is no longer useful for its original purpose. Link rot is a doubly serious issue for the Consumer Rights Wiki, as fairly substantial points of fact about companies or incidents may hang on our references, which will often point to a company's own website. The best available way to counter link rot is through archival, and this page serves as a hub for making sure every wiki article has its references archived.
Of particular importance are any links to central pieces of evidence used to support a claim of fact related to something a company has said or done, especially if it is on the website of a company, and can be taken down by them at any time. A reference supporting a more commonly available and frequently changing fact like 'Apple's market cap is $x' is not as important to archive as a company's FAQ, but it certainly won't hurt to do so.
Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to paywalls or reliance on video content (e.g. Youtube videos), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page.
What you need to do
The best possible option is to archive a site in as many places as possible, but any archival link is much better than none at all.
The correct formatting for an archived citation will look something like this:
{{Cite web |author=BwE |title=BwE PS4 NOR Validator & BwE SerialReader Script by BetterWayElectronics |url=https://www.psxhax.com/threads/bwe-ps4-nor-validator-bwe-serialreader-script-by-betterwayelectronics.6139/ |website=PSHAX |date=27 Nov 2018 |access-date=12 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408175450/https://www.psxhax.com/threads/bwe-ps4-nor-validator-bwe-serialreader-script-by-betterwayelectronics.6139/ |archive-date=8 Apr 2025}}
The full list of possible fields can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web. All you need to do is archive the relevant un-archived webpage (or find an archived copy closer to the date the reference initially accessed it), and then update the reference with the archival link.
The list
Below is a table of all pages on the wiki, and the current status of their references.
| Page Name |
References Archived? |
Archived By
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| 1Password |
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| 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates |
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| 3B CPAP Devices (3b Medical) (ReactHealth) |
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| 3CX |
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| 4k Video Downloader+ |
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| 5CA |
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| ADDW car systems legislated in the EU |
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| AEG Power Tools 58V Product Line Discontinuation |
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| AMD |
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| ASUS downgrades a well-reviewed monitor panel |
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| AT&T |
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| ATSC 3.0 |
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| AWS Lightsail Won't Cancel |
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| Acer |
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| Acer Leap Ware smartwatch bricked by discontinuation |
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| Acer settles online breach probe for $115k |
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| Activation |
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| Activision Blizzard |
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| Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration |
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| Activision discontinues Blur video game |
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| Ad block |
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| Adobe |
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| Adobe CS Activation |
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| Adobe Digital Editions' ebook DRM |
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| Adobe Lightroom |
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| Adobe Subscriptions |
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| Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works |
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| Adobe sued by FTC over hidden fees in subscription plans |
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| Advertising overload |
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| Age verification |
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| AirAsia |
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| Airpods |
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| Airthings ASA app release |
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| Akelius |
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| Alliance Laundry Solutions and Speed Queen |
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| Allstate |
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| Alltech Services Inc |
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| Ally Financial |
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| Ally Invest Securities |
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| Amazon |
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| Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage |
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| Amazon Kindle |
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| Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books |
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| Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation |
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| Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review |
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| Amazon altering the content of purchased ebooks |
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| Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver |
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| Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices |
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| Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent |
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| Amazon to charge non-Prime consumers to use Alexa |
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| Ancestry.com |
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| Android |
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| Android Data Collection |
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| Android Developer Verification |
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| Android System SafetyCore |
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| Anker Battery Bank Recall |
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| Anova Culinary |
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| Anthem |
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| Anthem server shutdown |
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| Anthropic |
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| Anti-Cheat Expert |
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| Anti-privacy legislation |
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| Apple |
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| Apple's anti-repair and anti-refurbishment practices |
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| Apple's planned obsolescence incidents |
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| Apple App Store |
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| Apple Gatekeeper |
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| Apple Media Services |
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| Apple Self Service Repair |
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| Apple TV+ |
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| Apple authorized service provider program |
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| Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices |
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| Ariston |
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| Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps |
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| Arlo |
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| Article suggestions |
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| Artificial intelligence |
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| Artificial intelligence/training |
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| Assioma |
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| Asus |
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| Asus Charges for Free Service |
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| Asus voids warranty of devices sent for repair over minor damages and performs unrelated repairs |
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| Asustor Drivestor NAS |
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| Audi |
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| Audi Basic HVAC "Sync" Function Paywalled |
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| Audible |
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| Audible class action lawsuit |
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| Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits |
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| Audinate |
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| Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010 |
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| Autel - Otofix |
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| Autodesk |
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| Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy |
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| Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy |
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| Automatic content recognition |
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| Automotive digital rights management |
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| Axis |
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| BMW |
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| BMW's heated seat subscription |
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| BMW's high beam assistant(HBA) |
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| BMW API restrictions |
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| BMW feature lockout scandal |
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| BTicino/Legrand/Netatmo Zigbee devices refuse to connect to third-party gateways |
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| Backdoor |
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| Bait-and-switch |
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| Balena |
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| Bambu Farm Manager |
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| Bambu Lab |
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| Bambu Lab Authorization Control System |
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| Bambu Lab LAN mode guide |
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| Bandai Namco EULA |
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| Bandicam |
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| Bandicam perpetual license invalidation |
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| Battery Health Assistance |
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| Battery firmware lockout |
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| Belkin |
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| Best Buy |
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| Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect |
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| BetterHelp |
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| Better Way Electronics |
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| Bitly |
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| Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout |
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| Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising |
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| BlackVue |
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| Blink |
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| Bloatware |
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| Bloomberg |
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| Bloomberg DMCA strikes GamersNexus video |
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| Blu-Ray Ultra-HD DRM |
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| BlueCruise hands-free driving |
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| BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data |
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| Bootloader unlocking |
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| Bosch |
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| Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident |
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| Bosch Spexor |
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| Bose QuietComfort Sleepbuds doesn't allow purchasing new case |
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| Bose kills SoundTouch and speakers lose smart functionality |
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| BowFlex, Inc. |
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| Box Tops for Education |
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| Brainly |
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| Brave browser |
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| Brilliant |
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| Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC |
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| Broadcom Inc. |
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| Brother Industries Ltd. |
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| Brother Refresh EZ Print Subscription Service |
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| Brother printer dcp 3550 cdw cartridges failure |
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| Brother printers causing issues with third party inks |
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| Bumpgate |
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| Bungie |
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| Bureau of Consumer Protection |
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| Buy now, pay later |
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| Buy one, get one free |
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| ByteDance |
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| CAPTCHA |
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| CARIAD |
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| CF Moto puts previously included features behind paywall |
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| COBB Tuning |
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| California Privacy Rights Act |
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| CalyxOS |
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| Cambridge Analytica Scandal |
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| Cameras bricked on iPhone 13 series after iOS update |
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| Cami Research |
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| Canadian Bill S-209 |
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| Canadian bread price fixing |
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| Canadian internet providers circumvent CRTC protection |
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| Canon |
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| Canon Camera Connect |
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| Canon EOS Webcam Utility patch guide |
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| Canon ink DRM |
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| Canonical |
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| Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause |
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| Capital One |
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| Capital One Shopping |
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| Carly |
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| Caveat emptor |
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| Cerberus |
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| Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible |
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| CgNAT |
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| Chamberlain Group |
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| Change.org |
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| Charles Schwab |
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| Chase Bank |
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| Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks |
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| Chromium |
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| Cinemark |
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| Circular economy |
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| Cisco Smart Licensing |
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| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
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| Class action |
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| Clearview AI |
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| Click-to-cancel |
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| Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security |
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| Clip Studio Paint changes perpetual license to subscription model |
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| Clippy Campaign |
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| Cloud (service) |
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| Cloudflare |
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| Clover Network, Inc. |
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| Cocoon Cam |
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| Coffee Meets Bagel |
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| Colgate |
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| Collective Shout |
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| Comcast |
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| Commercial weather apps lose summary proceedings |
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| Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
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| Common Questions, Arguments, & Responses when discussing Flock Surveillance |
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| Commonwealth Bank collection of Biometric Data |
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| Community:Leaderboard |
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| CompTIA |
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| ConnectedLife SmartDry discontinuation |
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| Consent-or-pay |
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| Consumer Advice (UK) |
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| Consumer Defense Code |
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| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
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| Consumer Protection Format (Unofficial) |
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| Consumer Technology Association |
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| Costco |
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| Costco's collection and sharing of data through Meta's tracking pixel |
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| Counter-Strike 2 |
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| Covert Web-to-App Tracking by Meta and Yandex |
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| Cox Communications |
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| Crash Team Racing |
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| Crave app refuses TV's based on production date |
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| Creality 3d Scanner - Fored update, which removed previously advertised and shown features |
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| Creative Fabrica licensing risks and ownership verification concerns |
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| Cricut |
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| Crunchyroll - Cannot Cancel Subscription Unless You Are Using The Device You Signed Up For The Account With. |
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| Cryptic Studios |
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| CursorAI adds rate limits to unlimited plans |
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| DAZN |
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| DCS (disambiguation) |
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| DCS sues Small YouTuber for accurate product review showing battery issues & misleading warranty |
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| DJI |
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| DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro |
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| DJI Ronin RS4 Pro |
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| DSGVO-Portal |
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| Daily Wire + lifetime Membership Terms Scope of the Subscription |
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| Dark pattern |
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| Data brokers |
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| Data lock-in |
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| De-anonymization |
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| Dead star server shutdown |
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| Deceptive language frequently used against consumers |
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| Deep Cycle Systems |
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| Deerrun walking pads & treadmills startup |
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| Delisting and shut down of Age of Empires 3 |
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| Delta (disambiguation) |
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| Denon HEOS Speakers |
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| Denuvo Anti-Tamper |
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| Derrimut Gym revokes 24/7 access after running sale promoting 24/7 access gym |
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| Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) |
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| Device bricking |
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| Device fingerprint |
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| Device lifecycle |
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| Deye |
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| Dictionary.com shuts down premium app after selling lifetime subscriptions |
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| Digital Fairness Act |
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| Digital Markets Act |
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| Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
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| Digital rights management |
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| Disabling online features in retaliation |
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| Disc rot |
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| Discontinuation bricking |
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| Discontinuation of Samsung Gear 360 Software and Services |
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| Discord |
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| Disney |
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| Disney+ |
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| Disney+ Ad Policy Change |
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| Disney+ Household Restrictions & Access Limitations |
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| Disney requires an active subscription to delete a Disney+ account |
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| Doordash |
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| Downloadable content |
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| DuckDuckGo |
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| Duolingo |
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| Duracell Energy EV Charger |
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| Dymo |
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| Dyson |
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| Dyson V10/V11 trigger design |
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| Dyson battery lifespan reduced by design and difficult to repair |
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| Dyson covers circuit board in glue |
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| Dyson ends relationship with third-party repair centers |
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| E-Bike Tuning Detection: Bosch and Yamaha’s Anti-Tampering Systems |
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| EA moves to in-house kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase |
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| EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles |
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| EA requires open beta players of battlefield 6 to change their motherboard bios settings |
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| EBay |
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| EBay opts-in users for AI training |
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| EINSTAR VEGA hidden activation requirement before file transfer is enabled |
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| EO |
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| EU enforcement actions against Shein for consumer rights violations |
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| EVGA |
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| EZVIZ |
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| Echelon fitness firmware lockout |
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| Ecoflow |
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| EduVULCAN |
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| Eight Sleep |
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| Electron |
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| Electronic Arts |
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| Elgato forces Stream Deck users to sign up |
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| Elsagate |
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| Emerson Sensi Smart Thermostat - ST55U |
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| End-user license agreement |
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| Enshittification |
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| Entities refusing to distribute copyleft licensed software under license terms |
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| Epic Games |
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| Epic Games forces third party account creation in Rocket League |
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| Epson printer waste ink tank conter restrictions |
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| Etoro |
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| Eufy |
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| Europe-based news sites enact consent-or-pay for data tracking |
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| European Consumer Centre on the Lack of Quality Standards for Exalted Skins |
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| EviCore |
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| Excessive data collection by cars |
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| Extron |
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| F1TV concurrent streams limit |
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| FTC sues PepsiCo for rigging Soft Drink Competition |
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| FUTO |
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| Fake memory still being sold on eBay and Amazon |
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| Fal (AI company) |
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| False advertising |
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| Fandom |
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| Fear of missing out |
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| Features on demand |
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| Federal Communications Commission |
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| Federal Trade Commission |
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| Ferrari |
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| Figma |
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| Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode" |
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| Fiio |
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| Filmora lifetime licenses terminated |
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| Final Draft software activation |
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| Financial Industry Regulatory Authority |
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| Financial censorship |
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| Firefox |
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| Firefox introduces TOS |
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| First-sale doctrine |
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| Fisher price smart app |
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| Fitbit |
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| Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program |
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| Fl studio "All plugins edition" not giving all plugins anymore |
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| Flat Earth Clock App |
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| Flo |
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| Flock Safety |
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| Flock Safety Nova uses dark web data for surveillance |
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| Flock license plate readers |
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| Forced User Agreement on Jetbrains IntelliJ software |
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| Forced app download |
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| Forced arbitration |
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| Forced eSIMs |
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| Forced identification |
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| Forced indemnification |
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| Forced retention of payment methods |
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| Ford |
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| Ford ad patent |
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| Ford repossession patent |
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| Formlabs |
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| Fossify |
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| FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model |
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| Free software movement |
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| Friend app |
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| Frontier Airlines |
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| Frontier Airlines Obfuscates Web Check-in Form |
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| Fujifilm Instax Cameras |
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| Funimation "Forever" Content License Revocation |
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| Future Motion |
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| Futurehome Smarthub mandatory subscription fee |
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| GE Refrigerator water filter DRM |
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| GE Vernova, Inc. |
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| GE Wall Ovens (Powered by Smart HQ) |
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| GREE Electric |
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| GTA 5 moves to kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase |
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| Gaia GPS adds "feature" that opts all users into social media profile and location/activity sharing |
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| Game-of-telephone privacy policy |
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| GameSpy |
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| GameSpy server shutdown |
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| GameStop |
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| GameStop Short Squeeze |
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| Games as a service |
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| Geeni |
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| General Data Protection Regulation |
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| General Electric (disambiguation) |
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| General Electric Ovens |
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| General Electric Refrigerators |
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| General Motors |
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| General Motors (OnStar) |
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| General Motors data collection and sharing controversy |
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| Generative artificial intelligence |
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| Genshin Impact |
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| Genshin Impact anti-cheat |
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| Getac |
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| Gigantti pressured additional subscriptions |
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| Gillette |
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| GitHub |
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| Glance |
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| Glasswire |
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| GoGuardian |
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| GoIt changing its warranty conditions post-sale |
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| GoPro |
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| GoPro Karma |
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| GoPro advertises waterproof cameras despite design flaw and lack of warranty |
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| GoTo Group |
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| Good2Go Mobile (Canada) phases out 3G network, Merges with LuckyMobile |
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| Goodlife now require App to access gyms |
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| Google |
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| Google Android restrict app sideloading |
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| Google Chrome |
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| Google Chrome automatically disables uBlock Origin |
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| Google Chromebook |
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| Google Gemini |
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| Google Jamboard |
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| Google LSA terms of service change |
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| Google Mobile Services |
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| Google Nest Protect forced to use Google app |
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| Google Nest thermostat smart features disabled |
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| Google OnHub |
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| Google Pixel |
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| Google Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program |
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| Google Pixel 9 Pro camera bar separates from phone body |
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| Google Pixel Buds |
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| Google Pixel Buds "Touch and Hold" discontinuation |
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| Google Pixel Watch |
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| Google Pixel Watches do not come with repair options |
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| Google Play Integrity API |
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| Google asserts the right to seize phones during repairs |
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| Google forces your device to join their "Find Hub" network, hard to opt out |
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| Google password manager overrides third-party autofill |
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| GrapheneOS |
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| Greenwashing |
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| Groupon |
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| Guardzilla |
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| Guide:How to circumvent Synology hard drive restrictions |
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| Guide - Windows 10 end of support |
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| HBO Max |
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| HBO Max downgrades lifetime subscription |
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| HNGRYnsite Camera: From smart kitchen aid to e-waste |
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| HP Dynamic Security |
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| HP Inc. |
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| HP Ink Cartridge ID Chip Swap Guide |
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| HP Instant Ink |
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| HP Printers locking functionality behind ink availability |
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| HP Reverb G2 |
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| HP adds 15 minutes to all customer service phone calls |
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| HP systemic DRM and firmware lockouts |
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| Happiest Baby |
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| Hauptwerk expiration of perpetual license download |
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| Helldivers 2 |
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| HelloSimply.com |
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| HelloSimply.com: easy to subscribe, difficult to unsubscribe |
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| Hidden EULA language |
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| Hikvision |
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| Hisense H9G Smart TV |
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| Hogwarts Legacy |
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| Home Bargains |
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| Home Connect |
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| Honda |
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| Honey browser plugin controversy |
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| Huawei |
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| Humane Inc. |
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| Humble Bundle |
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| Humble Bundle alters terms of sale |
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| Hyundai |
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| Hyundai Ioniq 5 N brake pad repair restrictions |
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| ICloud |
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| ID.me |
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| IFTTT |
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| IFTTT discontinued Legacy plan |
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| IKEA |
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| IKEA ÅSKVÄDER |
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| ILife |
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| IPhone 6 error 53 fingerprint sensor incident |
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| IRobot |
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| Imgur |
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| Inactive account deletion |
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| Inclusion of forced arbitration in Crunchyroll January 2025 TOS update |
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| Indeed Forced Arbitration & bundling of consent |
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| Infomaniak |
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| Insta360 |
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| Insta360+ |
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| Insta360 X5 |
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| Instagram |
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| Intel |
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| Intel CPUs stability issue |
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| Interactive Brokers |
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| Interchangeable parts |
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| Internet Archive |
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| Internet of things |
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| Intuit |
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| Itch.io |
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| Itron |
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| Jailbreak |
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| Jeep |
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| JetBlue Travel Credits |
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| JetBrains retires CodeCanvas |
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| John Deere |
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| John Deere dealerships are lobbying against right to repair |
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| John Deere fails to uphold right to repair agreement |
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| John Deere security flaws exposed sensitive customer information |
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| Kemper guitar amplifer modeler puts features behind paywall after firmware update |
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| Kerbal Space Program 2 |
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| Kernel level anti-cheats |
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proposed left sidebar changes:
replace recent changes with a section that shows off the last few changes like is done here https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/
move switch to old look down to the bottom
move join the discord up into the main bit
