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'''The mission of this Wiki is to document a new generation of consumer exploitation that bears no resemblance to issues of the 1950s-1990s. We focus on the issues that often go unnoticed by review sites, tech press, and traditional consumer protection publications.''' | '''The mission of this Wiki is to document a new generation of consumer exploitation that bears no resemblance to issues of the 1950s-1990s. We focus on the issues that often go unnoticed by review sites, tech press, and traditional consumer protection publications.''' | ||
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'''These abuses of the consumer have a common thread:''' | '''These abuses of the consumer have a common thread:''' | ||
*Take away the consumer's right to say '''"NO".''' | *Take away the consumer's right to say '''"NO".''' | ||
*Take away the consumer's right of | *Take away the consumer's right of ownership. | ||
*Take away the consumer's right to privacy. | *Take away the consumer's right to privacy. | ||
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'''Our goal is to bring clarity to these new practices that companies intentionally make opaque and to provide consumers with the information they need to recognize and fight back against new forms of exploitation.''' | '''Our goal is to bring clarity to these new practices that companies intentionally make opaque and to provide consumers with the information they need to recognize and fight back against new forms of exploitation.''' | ||
Beyond this, we aim for the information collated here to become a vital aid to those lobbying for improved consumer protections. When a corporate lobbyist tries to dismiss the need for such protections, we will provide activists with the resource they need to demonstrate that consumers are facing real issues on a large scale, and that there is absolutely a legal need to prevent further consumer restrictions and abuse. | |||
==How this Wiki will be used== | ==How this Wiki will be used== | ||
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The full, official, collection of Consumer Rights Wiki policies can be found [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki policy index|here]]. This page can also be accessed via the sidebar. | The full, official, collection of Consumer Rights Wiki policies can be found [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki policy index|here]]. This page can also be accessed via the sidebar. | ||
If you would like to contact the Wiki staff | If you would like to contact the Wiki staff for help with the Wiki or to report a serious issue with content on the site, visit our Discord (link on the sidebar), post on the [[Consumer Rights Wiki talk:Moderators' noticeboard|Moderator Noticeboard]], or email [email protected]. | ||
[[Category:CRW]] | [[Category:CRW]] | ||