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Tea (app)

2025-08-20T19:25:12Z

KrazyKeith: Removed the hyphen & replaced it with a space. Would've done more, but it's very difficult to edit on a mobile browser (DuckDuckGo).

{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=2023
|Industry=Social media service
|Logo=Tea Dating Advice logo.png
|ParentCompany=Tea Dating Advice
|Type=Private
|Website=https://www.teaforwomen.com/
|Description=Tea, officially Tea Dating Advice, is a mobile app that allows women to post personal data about men they are interested in or are currently dating.
}}Tea, officially Tea Dating Advice, is a mobile phone application that allows women to post personal data about men they are interested in or are currently dating.{{Ph-C-Int}}

==Consumer impact summary==
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==Incidents==
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
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==Products==
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==See also==
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==References==
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Tea (app)

2025-08-20T19:19:39Z

KrazyKeith: Added introduction

{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=2023
|Industry=Social media service
|Logo=Tea Dating Advice logo.png
|ParentCompany=Tea Dating Advice
|Type=Private
|Website=https://www.teaforwomen.com/
|Description=Tea, officially Tea Dating Advice, is a mobile app that allows women to post personal data about men they are interested in or are currently dating.
}}Tea, officially Tea Dating Advice, is a mobile phone application that allows women to post personal data about men they are interested in or are currently dating.{{Ph-C-Int}}

==Consumer-impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}

==Incidents==
{{Ph-C-Inc}}

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
...

==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}

==See also==
{{Ph-C-SA}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Tea (app)

2025-08-20T19:16:55Z

KrazyKeith: Created article

{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=2023
|Industry=Social media service
|Logo=Tea Dating Advice logo.png
|ParentCompany=Tea Dating Advice
|Type=Private
|Website=https://www.teaforwomen.com/
|Description=Tea, officially Tea Dating Advice, is a mobile app that allows women to post personal data about men they are interested in or are currently dating.
}}
{{Ph-C-Int}}

==Consumer-impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}

==Incidents==
{{Ph-C-Inc}}

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
...

==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}

==See also==
{{Ph-C-SA}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Honda

2025-08-20T15:46:15Z

KrazyKeith: Added an update to one of the incidents, as well as adding additional context as to what Honda produces, and restructuring the Consumer Impact Summary.

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{{InfoboxCompany
| Name = Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
| Type = Public
| Founded = 1946
| Industry = Manufacturing
| Official Website = https://global.honda
| Logo = Honda logo.png
}}

'''[[wikipedia:Honda|Honda Motor Co., Ltd.]]''' is a Japanese auto manufacturer that has assembly plants across the globe, including the subsidiary American Honda Motor Company, Inc. in the United States of America. Honda is also the parent company of Acura.

Honda produces well established models such as the Accord, Civic, and CR-V, and is most known for their practicality and reliability at a price the average car buyer can afford.

==Consumer impact summary==
Consumers had their information collected, then sold off to a third party company called Verisk, without the consent of their consumers, in which Verisk then resold the collected data as "driver reports," which insurance companies utilized to increase the premiums of their customers.

=Incidents=

Honda was named in the July 2024 [[Senators Wyden and Markey's letter]] to the FTC accusing them of selling customer data to the third party company [[Verisk]], who then resold the data in the form of "driver reports", which insurance companies used to increase customer's insurance premiums.<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf</ref>

In January 2025, Honda had a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with [[Nissan]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20241223105115/https://cnbc.com/2024/12/23/honda-and-nissan-merger-talks.html/</ref> however Honda and Nissan was unable to make an agreement on the conditions of the merger, and the merger has since been canceled.

In March 2025, Honda settled with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) for privacy violations, for which they payed a $632,500 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|title=Honda Settles With CPPA Over Privacy Violations|work=California Privacy Protection Agency|access-date=2025-03-20|date=2025-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313145126/https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|archive-date=2025-03-13|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Products==

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Honda]]

4k Video Downloader+

2025-08-20T05:00:46Z

KrazyKeith: Added an issue with regards to usability, as well as a source. Not sure how to properly format the cited sources, so hopefully it's done properly.

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<div class="infobox-image">[[File:Videodownloaderplus.svg|200px]] </div> <table class="infobox-table"><tr><th>Release Year</th><td>2018</td></tr><tr><th>Product Type</th><td>Software</td></tr><tr><th>In Production</th><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><th>Company Name</th><td>Interpromo GMBH</td></tr><tr><th>Prior Company Name</th><td>Open Media OOO</td></tr>
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<th>Official Website</th>
<td>[https://www.4kdownload.com/products/videodownloader-42 4KDownload.com]</td>
</tr></table>
</div>

'''4k Video Downloader+''' is a program created by [https://interpromo.co/ InterPromo GMBH] used to download videos from YouTube and other video sources.
==Consumer impact summary==
Consumers who purchased a lifetime license for "4K Video Downloader" will no longer receive additional software updates<ref name="4KVD">[[:File:4K VD no new features.png|4KVideoDownloader FAQ: No New Features]]</ref> as the application is being phased out in favor of the newer "4K Video Downloader+".

==Company rebranding==
The earlier version "4K Video Downloader" is branded in the "About" menu as "Copyright 2025 Open Media OOO." The latest version "4K Video Downloader+" is branded as "Copyright 2025 InterPromo GMBH". It's not clear at this time if an acquisition was a precursor for the re-release of the program.

==Code review and versioning==
A cursory review of the libraries and files<ref name="4KDL">[[:File:4K DL vs 4K DL Plus Ophaned (New) Files.png|4K DL Update Comparison]]</ref> from both applications shows that "4K Video Downloader+" has only six new files not existing in the prior version. See screenshot. Also, about 27 files were eliminated/not included in the new version.

Despite having been released relatively recently, the "4K Video Downloader+" .exe file shows it is version "25.0.0.182", which may suggest it is a continuation of the prior version.
==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Discontinuation of lifetime license (''2023'')===
The developer has sold Lifetime Licenses for 4k Video Downloader since 2012,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader|title=4k Video Downloader|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723220906/http://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader|archive-date=2012-07-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> but has discontinued it to sell 4k Video Downloader+, starting July 26, 2023. The old license key is not valid for 4k Video Downloader+ because they are "two different programs," according to InterPromo GMBH.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4kdownload.com/blog/2023/07/26/4k-video-downloader-faq/|title=4K Video Downloader Plus FAQ: Your Questions, Our Answers|date=2023-07-26|author=Klara|access-date=2025-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124025437/https://www.4kdownload.com/blog/2023/07/26/4k-video-downloader-faq/|archive-date=2025-01-24|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Widespread downloading issues (''2025)'' ===
In April 2025, users of both the 4k Video Downloader and 4k Video Downloader+ were experiencing a number of similar issues to one another, with users of the new version stating that the newer version is less user-friendly than before, but can no longer utilize the old version. [5]

==Questions regarding the company's explanation for a new version==
According to the company's FAQ,<ref name=":0" /> the reason for the new version is "the outdated technology stack" is simply impossible to fix.

While the company (InterPromo GMBH, the current company name used on the footer of the website) claims that updating the original 4K Video Downloader was "impossible" due to an outdated technology stack, this explanation lacks technical detail and may oversimplify the issue. In software development, very few features are truly impossible to implement—more often, they are deprioritized due to cost, complexity, or strategic business decisions. Without transparency about the specific limitations, it's reasonable to question whether the shift to a new app was driven more by monetization goals than technical necessity.

Additionally, a stack update (libraries, frameworks, etc.) would typically include minor UI/UX changes because of the underlying changes. Based on the visual appearance and menu behaviors of both applications, it's not clear a large-scale rewrite was performed as the applications are visually identical to one another.

==References==
{{reflist}}5. https://geekermag.com/4k-video-downloader-failed-to-download-videos/
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]