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Portal:Incidents

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Welcome to the Incidents Portal
Documenting critical events that exposed or violated consumer rights
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This portal documents events that reflect systemic failure, misconduct, or direct harm to consumers. From massive data breaches to manipulative corporate behavior and landmark lawsuits, incidents are the pulse of the movement.

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Incidents by year (22 C)
Automotive privacy (1 C, 3 P)
Automotive security (3 P)
Canadian internet providers circumvent CRTC protection (1 P)
Consumer rights (2 C, 7 P)
Data breaches (5 P)
Data collection (2 C, 12 P)
Digital locks (1 P)
Digital rights management (1 C, 12 P)
Discontinued products (8 P)
Discontinued subscription services (2 P)
End-user license agreements (1 C, 5 P)
EULA roofieing (1 C)
False Advertising (1 P)
Forced arbitration (1 C, 11 P)
Planned obsolescence (2 C, 21 P)
Positive incidents (2 P)
Privacy (16 P)
Privacy controversies (1 C, 3 P)
Right to repair (2 C, 29 P)
SecuRam installs backdoor on ProLogic series safe locks (1 P)
Service cancellation (1 C, 4 P)
Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration
Adobe sued by FTC over hidden fees in subscription plans
Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works
AEG Power Tools 58V product line discontinuation
Airthings ASA app release
Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation
Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices
Amazon to charge non-Prime consumers to use Alexa
Apple's planned obsolescence incidents
BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data
BMW feature lockout scandal
Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC
Cambridge Analytica Scandal
CF Moto puts previously included features behind paywall
Disney+ ad policy change
Dyson battery lifespan reduced by design and difficult to repair
Dyson covers circuit board in glue
Dyson ends relationship with third-party repair centers
Europe-based news sites enact consent-or-pay for data tracking
Final Draft software activation
Firefox introduces TOS
Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program
Google Android restrict app sideloading
Google asserts the right to seize phones during repairs
Google Pixel Buds "Touch and Hold" discontinuation
HP adds 15 minutes to all customer service phone calls
IFTTT discontinued Legacy plan
Inclusion of forced arbitration in Crunchyroll January 2025 TOS update
Indeed forced arbitration and bundling of consent
Intel CPUs stability issue
John Deere dealerships lobby against right to repair
John Deere fails to uphold right to repair agreement
John Deere security flaws exposed sensitive customer information
Jones v. Ford Motor Co.
Kroger Grocery store electronic shelf labels & facial recognition
LG refrigerator warranty scandal
LG Television sale of personal data
Mazda DMCA takedown of open source Home Assistant app
Mazda remote-start subscription
Mercedes-Benz EQS rear-wheel steering requires subscription
Miku charges subscription for previously free features
Milwaukee battery DRM
Minecraft account migration
MinIO Object Browser: removal of management features
Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers
MSI motherboard CMOS battery obsolescence
Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers
Nike Adapt
Paragon NTFS software license invalidation
Peloton removes Just Run feature
Peloton used-equipment activation fee
Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the Hue app
Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program
Pluralsight revokes lifetime licenses
Proposed Ring-Flock partnership (2025-2026)
Qantas sale of tickets for cancelled services (ghost flights)
QIDI 3D printer house fire
Red Shell tracker
Red Sky Labs Muzio Player Premium post-purchase terms change
RepairShopr data privacy
Samsung self-repair program restrictions
Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA
Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content
Synology requiring proprietary-branded drives to be used with its NAS
Tesla locks battery range behind paywall
Tesla locks heated rear seats behind paywall
Tesla locks horsepower behind paywall
Tesla switches full self-driving to subscription only
The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff
Uber EULA precludes jury trial
Valve allows ISPs and payment processors to censor content on Steam
VitalSource "Lifetime" false advertising
Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident
Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription
Voluntary Recall of NVIDIA Shield K1 Tablets
Walmart's Onn devices bricked after update
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