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2025-07-22
We've just launched an update to the create-a-page flow for most pages, which now includes a form! This new form will collect a few basic details about the specific article you're creating, and will use your answers to auto-populate a table which will provide machine-readable information for third party projects (for company and product articles, it will also populate the infobox in the template!). This information will be used by projects like the in-development browser extension, as well as anyone who wants to access some hard data on the Wiki's pages.
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2025-07-03
We're phasing out the Louis Rossmann video directory in favour of a more general Article suggestions page, created by the eminent JamesTDG!
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2025-06-10
We're opening up applications for moderators! Please see here for full instructions on how to apply.
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2025-01-30
We made it easier for you to create a new article! Simply click on Create a page in the sidebar on the left, fill in the title for your page and click on "Create page".
A July 2025 firmware update pushed by Echelon Fitness retroactively blocked third-party fitness applications from connecting to their devices. The update affected users of QZ (qdomyos-zwift), an open-source bridging application that enables cross-platform compatibility with fitness platforms like Zwift, Peloton Digital, & others.
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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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Also see: In the news for coverage about this project.
Price & product transparency
- CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
- Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
- TrueStar – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. [Subscription needed]
Subscription & dark pattern tracking
- Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
- Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker. [Subscription needed]
- Terms of Service; Didn’t Read – 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.
Privacy & surveillance tools
- PrivacyGuides.org – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
- SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]
Ad & tracking blockers
- Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
- uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
- LocalCDN – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
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.
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.
- ScamAdviser – Analyze websites for trustworthiness.
- VirusTotal/Hybryd Analysis – Scan files and websites for malware.
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.
30 August 2025
- 21:3921:39, 30 August 2025 LG Bootloader incident (hist | edit) [6,124 bytes] 7x7 (talk | contribs) (Created the incident page)
- 21:1621:16, 30 August 2025 Excessive data collection by cars (hist | edit) [1,450 bytes] Yagarea (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Suzuki, Hyundai |Status=Active |ProductLine=Suzuki Vitara, Hyundai Santa Fe |Product=Car |ArticleType=Product |Type=Terms of Service, Privacy |Description=Car is forcing you to agree to spying on you by locking you out of some features. }} {{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 "Car spying"
- 18:5818:58, 30 August 2025 Mailchannels.net blocking legitimate emails! (hist | edit) [438 bytes] Upflags (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |StartDate=2025 |EndDate=2025 |Status=Active |Description=Mailchannels.net is blocking legitimate emails from my customers, as well as blocking my emails to my customers. My host offers no way to turn it off }} {{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}}")
- 13:0613:06, 30 August 2025 Ofcom (hist | edit) [3,899 bytes] Eliadttt (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Incomplete}} {{Infobox government agency | name = Office of Communications | native_name = Ofcom | logo = Ofcom-logo-2022.png | formed = 29 December 2003 | jurisdiction = United Kingdom | headquarters = Riverside House, London | chief1_name = Dame Melanie Dawes | chief1_position = Chief Executive | website = https://www.ofcom.org.uk/ }} '''The Office of Communications''' (commonly known as '''Ofcom''') is the United Kingdom’s communications regulator, responsible for...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 12:4612:46, 30 August 2025 Online Safety Act (hist | edit) [2,860 bytes] Eliadttt (talk | contribs) (added page and content for the UK 2023 online safety act.) Tag: Visual edit
- 11:0211:02, 30 August 2025 Fingerprinting (hist | edit) [1,323 bytes] AnotherConsumerRightsPerson (talk | contribs) (Created page.) Tag: Visual edit
- 04:2904:29, 30 August 2025 Lenovo Mirage AR (hist | edit) [1,299 bytes] 64.31.3.182 (talk) (The Lenovo Mirage AR headset, was an augmented reality headset, that connected to a smartphone, in order to let the consumer play games. The games avaliable for the headset were, "Marvel Dimension Of Heroes", and "Starwars Jedi Challenges". Both of these apps have been delisted from their respective app-stores, and the servers have become offline. This makes the headset, and related accessories completely un-useable, as there is no way to play these games in current year.)
- 02:4502:45, 30 August 2025 Kemper guitar amplifer modeler puts features behind paywall after firmware update (hist | edit) [993 bytes] Huntcar85 (talk | contribs) (Kemper has put certain features behind a paywall, most notably on the Kemper PROFILER Player. Owners must pay for software upgrades to access capabilities that were included and functional in the device's hardware at launch, a move that has generated significant user frustration. The upgrades are offered in three tiers, with the base device including only the first level of features. Kemper Player upgrade tiers Level I (Included): The base Player hardware has effects and features, including...)
- 00:3600:36, 30 August 2025 Microsoft Edge (hist | edit) [3,278 bytes] Eliadttt (talk | contribs) (Created page for Edge) Tag: Visual edit
29 August 2025
- 21:2421:24, 29 August 2025 For Dummies (hist | edit) [1,105 bytes] 50.102.215.127 (talk) (Created page with "{{ProductLineCargo |Company=John Wiley & Sons |ReleaseYear=1991 |InProduction=Yes |ArticleType=Product |Category=Software |Website=https://www.dummies.com/ |Description=Instructional book product line }} {{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]]. ===...")