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|In a new lawsuit, an ex-engineer alleges that 1500 engineers had unrestricted access to WhatsApp user data and that the company "failed to remedy the hacking and takeover of more than 100,000 accounts each day, ignoring his pleas and proposed fixes and choosing instead to prioritize user growth". (ongoing)

|[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/08/meta-user-data-lawsuit-whatsapp]

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|Apple

|Rendering older devices unusable by:

* making it impossible to update the browser independently

* removing old compatible versions of apps from the app store

* disallowing manual installation of apps (sideloading)

* disallowing alternative app stores

* preventing installation of alternate operating systems (bootloader unlocking)

* switching off backend support (YouTube app on original iPhone/iPod Touch)

* not keeping app store usable on old devices

This converts technically perfectly functional devices into e-waste. An iPad Air with Linux or Android would likely still be perfectly usable for a lot of tasks for example.

|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://ipadlinux.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/iPodTouch/comments/14yzwe0/itunes_store_wont_connect/}}</ref>

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 |In a new lawsuit, an ex-engineer alleges that 1500 engineers had unrestricted access to WhatsApp user data and that the company "failed to remedy the hacking and takeover of more than 100,000 accounts each day, ignoring his pleas and proposed fixes and choosing instead to prioritize user growth". (ongoing)
 |[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/08/meta-user-data-lawsuit-whatsapp]
+|-
+|Apple
+|Rendering older devices unusable by:
+* making it impossible to update the browser independently
+* removing old compatible versions of apps from the app store
+* disallowing manual installation of apps (sideloading)
+* disallowing alternative app stores
+* preventing installation of alternate operating systems (bootloader unlocking)
+* switching off backend support (YouTube app on original iPhone/iPod Touch)
+* not keeping app store usable on old devices
+This converts technically perfectly functional devices into e-waste. An iPad Air with Linux or Android would likely still be perfectly usable for a lot of tasks for example.
+|<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://ipadlinux.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/iPodTouch/comments/14yzwe0/itunes_store_wont_connect/}}</ref>
 |}