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Wemo Smart home devices using HomeKit and Thread protocols with a history of bricking devices.

Samsung ads in refrigerators Samsung rolled out mandatory ads to Family Hub refrigerators via silent software updates.

John Deere Leading agricultural machinery manufacturer known for aggressive anti-repair stances.

Digital rights management Access control technology used to restrict usage of media and devices after purchase.

Whoop Wearable fitness devices where cancelling a subscription is difficult.

Litter Robot Automatic self-cleaning litter boxes by Whisker with concerning subscription lock-in practices.

📁 Browse by Category Browse 🏢Organizations🧺Products⛑️Services👤Individuals💻Software💢Incidents🎓User guides Learn 📔Common terms🛰️Protocols⚖️Legislation Contribute 🧠Article suggestions🎞️Video based📖Wiki policy 📣 Announcements 2026-03-17 A couple of announcements today! We're officially launching both the Wiki Zulip server, and the superconfirmed role on the Wiki. The Zulip server, located at https://zulip.consumerrights.wiki/ (and accessible via the left sidebar), is intended to act as a Discord alternative for those of you who aren't too keen on setting up a Discord account. It is a privacy respecting open source program which we self-host, and we've also set up bridge infrastructure, meaning that many of the main channels on the Discord and Zulip allow for cross-platform communication, with messages sent on one platform being viewable on the other. Unlike a full wiki mod, superconfirmed users will not have any special privileges relating to banning or managing the permissions of other accounts on the site, but will still be able to remove article notices, edit protected pages, and so on. The full requirements can be found on Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications however the gist of it is that you need to know what you're on about and have ~1 month of productive edits on this wiki, or demonstrate to an administrator that you have experience on another wiki with comparable editorial standards, such as Wikipedia. 2026-03-05 We've released our first annual report! It contains general reflections on the first year of our operation, as well as all the results from the survey carried out a few weeks ago, and our priorities for the near future. Congratulations to everyone on getting the site to this point, and go give it a read! We're also happy to announce the official release of the Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension, which will flag sites related to products and companies with entries on the wiki as you browse. Please find the Chrome extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/consumer-rights-wiki/bppajinomefndbbmopljhbdfefnefdha And the Firefox extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consumer-rights-wiki/ 2026-02-22 Quick note to say that we're deprecating Archive.today, and editors should no longer use them for archiving. The reason is a whole bunch of internet drama but long story short, the site maintainer/owner seems to have used malicious Javascript to make all visitors to the site unwittingly participate in a DDOS against the personal website of someone they didn't like, as well as allegedly editing archived pages as a form of harassment against the same target, making archive.today no longer a reliable archive.

📰 In the News 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 Want to suggest a story? Add it to the discussion page. Also see: In the news for coverage about this project. 🧰 Consumer Tools Ad & tracking blockers Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker. uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker. Adnauseum - Browser-based ad and tracker blocker built off of uBlock Origin that also clicks ads to obscure your digital fingerprint. 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. VirusTotal / Hybrid Analysis – Scan files for potential malware. Triage – Online sandbox for analyzing executables. Archival tools Wayback Machine – World's largest internet archival service SingleFile – Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally ArchiveBox – Self-hosted website archival tool 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. 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. Repair & Open designs iFixit – Open repository of device repair instructions. Open Source Ecology – Open source machinery designs. Price & product transparency CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops. Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products. Privacy & surveillance tools SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers. EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [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 / PrivacySpy – 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.

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