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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.
Check it out by hitting the create a page button in the sidebar!
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!
This will allow anyone to contribute their (hopefully sourced!) ideas to the Wiki without needing to create a full article, and will provide an excellent repository of ideas for editors in need of inspiration.
2025-06-10
We're opening up applications for moderators! Please see here for full instructions on how to apply.
In short, we're looking for motivated individuals who are willing to patrol the Wiki, make sure that articles are up to scratch, and take actions to protect the wiki from spam or malicious content whenever appropriate.
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".
Wemo is a smart home accessory manufacturer founded in 2011 by Belkin. In 2025, they announced the closure of their cloud services for the following year, which affects smart assistant integrations and all devices without Thread or HomeKit protocol support. This renders older devices unusable without locally hosted software such as Home Assistant or HomeBridge.
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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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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
- PrivacyTools.io – Recommends tools to protect online privacy.
- SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]
- Cover Your Tracks – See how trackable your browser is.
- Am I Unique? – Detailed list of device fingerprint.
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.
15 August 2025
- 17:1517:15, 15 August 2025 Companies are forcing you to pay to reject cookies (hist | edit) [1,754 bytes] AnotherConsumerRightsPerson (talk | contribs) (Created page.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Visual edit
- 16:3316:33, 15 August 2025 Nitro PDF License Deactivating (hist | edit) [2,176 bytes] 98.97.153.169 (talk) (Company sent an email on May 5, stating ")
- 16:1516:15, 15 August 2025 Whoop (hist | edit) [747 bytes] 74.103.174.25 (talk) (Whoop sells health wearables on a subscription basis with the promise of upgrading the hardware for freento all subscription members. as of the most recent hardware update, they did not do this.)
- 14:5314:53, 15 August 2025 Don't Take the Bait (hist | edit) [9,569 bytes] Moovie (talk | contribs) (Creation) Tag: Visual edit
- 14:4914:49, 15 August 2025 AllTrails not having a Privacy Policy (hist | edit) [4,238 bytes] 2601:8c0:802:8fe0:1d62:36eb:d1da:be2b (talk) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |StartDate=2025-07-25 |Status=Active |ArticleType=Service |Type=Terms of Service |Description=The Website AllTrails has a dead 404 link when trying to access their Privacy Policy. Talking to Customer Service also requires accepting it. }} {{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}}...")
- 13:2613:26, 15 August 2025 Plex Media Server (hist | edit) [2,854 bytes] 131.136.242.1 (talk) (Created page with "{{ProductCargo |ReleaseYear=2007 |InProduction=Yes |ArticleType=Product |Category=Server, Client |Website=https://plex.tv/ |Description=Plex Media Serer (PMS), originally a fork of XBMC, is a media server software with associated clients that allows users to host their own media. }} {{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. Any incidents not mentio...")
- 11:2111:21, 15 August 2025 Mastercard (hist | edit) [4,419 bytes] KToast (talk | contribs) (Created the initial page.)
- 10:0010:00, 15 August 2025 Financial Censorship (hist | edit) [2,305 bytes] InitialPSD (talk | contribs) (Got the page started, hope to see it grow over time--and I might work more on it too when I have more time on my hands.) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 09:0609:06, 15 August 2025 Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 (hist | edit) [873 bytes] Daybed (talk | contribs) (Initial page highlighting the blocked mesh issues.)
- 07:3407:34, 15 August 2025 Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising (hist | edit) [998 bytes] Clippytron (talk | contribs) (Created the page)