View table: Incident

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  1. Company - List of Page, delimiter: ,
  2. StartDate - Start date
  3. EndDate - End date
  4. Status - String (allowed values: Active · Pending Resolution · Resolved)
  5. ProductLine - List of Page, delimiter: ,
  6. Product - List of Page, delimiter: ,
  7. ArticleType - String (allowed values: Product · Service)
  8. Type - List of String, delimiter: ,
  9. Description - String

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Page Company StartDate EndDate Status ProductLine Product ArticleType Type Description
2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates (edit) Facebook WhatsApp 2021-02-08 Active WhatsApp Service Privacy WhatsApp updated its privacy policy, key changes are: Clarifying how WhatsApp processes user data. Detailing how WhatsApp works with businesses.
Acer settles online breach probe for $115k (edit)
Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration (edit) Activision Blizzard 2024-03-21 Active Battle.net Service EULA Terms of Service A Battle.net update required users to accept forced arbitration terms or lose access to their account and game library.
Activision discontinues Blur video game (edit) Activision Blizzard 2011 Active Blur Blur Incident Service Termination The game Blur cannot be legitimately purchased for no apparent reason.
ADDW car systems legislated in the EU (edit) European Union 2026-07-07 yet to start Privacy Concern EU passed legislation that mandates installation of cameras monitoring driver behaviour in its plan to reduce road accidents, it is supposed to warn drivers if distracted, while it is stated that this data should be contained within a loop, it is limited to EU's ability of its enforcement
Adobe Digital Editions' ebook DRM (edit) Adobe Adobe eBook Platform Ownership False Advertising Adobe limits downloads of bought books through their apps despite unlimited downloads advertised
Adobe sued by FTC over hidden fees in subscription plans (edit) Adobe 2024-06-17 Pending Resolution Adobe Creative Cloud Service Difficult to Cancel Fees Subscription The FTC is suing Adobe over deceptive practices regarding its subscription services.
Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works (edit) Adobe 2024 Active Service Ownership Terms of Service Adobe inserted a clause in their terms of service to claim ownership over user's creative works.
AEG Power Tools 58V Product Line Discontinuation (edit) AEG Powertools 2024 Unresolved 58V tools Service, Product Planned Obsolescence AEG Powertools sold tools while phasing out their compatible battery line.
Airtel Axis Credit Card Devaluation (edit) Axis Bank 2026-03-10 Active Credit Card Airtel Axis credit card Product
Airthings ASA app release (edit) Airthings 2024-05-21 Unresolved Airthings Gen 1 Product Forced Migration
AlienRides LLC tries and bans all importation of Electric Unicycles using patent law unless licensing fee is paid. (edit) AlienRides 2025-01-21 Active Product Anti-competitive Behavior Monopoly AlienRides is weaponizing patent law to block electric unicycle imports from entering the United States.
Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review (edit) Amazon Amazon Service False Advertising
Amazon alters the content of purchased ebooks (edit) Amazon 2023 Active Amazon Kindle Amazon Kindle Service Digital restrictions Amazon allows publishers to retroactively make editorial changes to already purchased ebooks in users' Kindle library without their knowledge
Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage (edit) Amazon March 2025 Amazon Echo Privacy Amazon removed an opt out option from amazon echo client device series for the amazon alexa, citing the need to collect data for generative AI training
Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver (edit) Amazon 2023-05-25 2023-05-31 Resolved Amazon Digital Restrictions After an amazon worker severely misunderstood an automated Eufy doorbell message, Amazon proceeded to lock the homeowner out of their account for 6 days.
Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation (edit) Amazon 2023 Active Amazon PhotosPlus Amazon Echo Show Service Advertising Cloud Lockout Service Termination Planned Obsolescence Amazon canceled their cloud service for showing photos across devices despite launching a product based on this service a year prior.
Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices (edit) Amazon August 2025 Active Amazon App Store Amazon App Store Service Ownership Digital restrictions Forced Migration Service Termination Amazon revoked access to the Amazon App Store on all non-Amazon Android devices. Users must now use Amazon hardware to download their paid content.
Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent (edit) Amazon Audible 2024 2025 Active Audible membership Amazon Prime Service Service Termination Audible enrolled Amazon customers in Audible memberships without their knowledge or consent
Amazon to charge non-Prime consumers to use Alexa (edit) Amazon March 2025 Active Alexa Service
Android Data Collection (edit) Google Unresolved Android Google Pixel Privacy Google and Android phones alike deliberately collect user information, even when they choose to opt-out.
Android Developer Verification (edit) Google 2025-08-25 Active Google-certified Android devices Android Service Anticompetitive Behavior Digital restrictions Privacy A planned restriction that forces developers to submit their identity to Google and pay a fee for their apps to be installable onto Android devices.
Anker Battery Bank Recall (edit) Anker 2025-06-12 Defective Poor Quality Safety
Anthem server shutdown (edit) Electronic Arts BioWare 2025-07-03 Active Anthem (game) Product Service Termination EA plans to shut down Anthem's always-online servers on January 12, 2026, rendering the game completely unplayable for all owners.
Apple introduces OS-level age verification (edit) Apple 2026-02-25 Active IOS IPhone Product Surveillance Privacy Anti-consumer Behavior Apple introduces mandatory age verification on iOS on Beta 26.4
Apple removes apps aiding protests (edit) Apple 2019 Active Apple App Store Service Censorship Apple has removed various apps that aid protestors due to various goverments' threats
Apple's anti-repair and anti-refurbishment practices (edit) Apple Active, Pending Resolution, Resolved Product Repairability Ownership Digital Restrictions Planned Obsolescence Service Termination Apple's behaviors have contributed to the company's hardware being converted to e-waste, such as with removing legacy-supported software.
Apple's planned obsolescence incidents (edit) Apple Active Product Planned Obsolescence
Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices (edit) Digital Restrictions Many apps on any kind of device can deliberately refuse to work if the device has been suspected to be modified.
Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps (edit) Allstate Arity Active Privacy Arity collects data around every 15 seconds with no easy opt-out for the users.
Ars Technica fake AI article on AI accusations (edit) Ars Tecnica 2026-02-13 2026-02-16 Resolved News Publication Article Service Misinformation Ars Tecnica published a poorly AI written article, on a guy being bullied by an AI Agent. Later they pulled the article and clarified the situation.
ASUS charges for previously free service (edit) ASUS May 2023 Active ROG Zenfone Digital Restrictions False Advertising Firmware Lockout On May 2023, without giving a notice to the users, ASUS removed the ability for owners of the Zenfone and ROG Android phones to access the bootloader tools. As a follow-up, in Early 2024, ASUS began charging 185 euros for bootloader unlocking.
Asus voids warranty of devices sent for repair over minor damages and performs unrelated repairs (edit) ASUS 2024-04-19 2024-05-01 Resolved Rog Ally Broken promise Terms of Service ASUS voids warranty and does not fix devices with minor damages and attempts to get away with it by calling it "Customer Induced Damage" and by performing unrequested and unrelated repairs.
Audi Basic HVAC "Sync" Function Paywalled (edit) Audi April 2022 Active Audi Q4 E-Tron Audi Q4 E-Tron Incident Digital Restrictions Firmware Lockout Ownership Audi charges $758 for an HVAC “Sync” button, which is physically present within the vehicle, but disabled until a payment is made.
Audible class action lawsuit (edit) Amazon 2025-08-28 Pending Resolution Audible Audible Incident Digital Ownership Licensing Controversy Audible allegedly misleads consumers into thinking they own the audiobooks they purchase.
Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits (edit) Amazon Audible Service
Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy (edit) Autodesk
AWS Lightsail Won't Cancel (edit) Amazon AWS Lightsail
Bambu Lab Authorization Control System (edit) Bambu Lab 2025-01-16 Active Post-purchase terms change On January 16, 2025,Bambu Lab announced that future firmwares for their 3D printers would have an authorization and authentication mechanism.
Bandai Namco EULA (edit) Bandai Namco Product EULA
Bandicam perpetual license invalidation (edit) Bandicam 2025 Bandicam Bandicut Product
Battery Health Assistance (edit) Google Google Pixel Product Planned Obsolescence
Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect (edit) Best Buy 2019-11-06 Insignia Connect
Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising (edit) Bitly February 2025 Active QR-Code-Generator.com Bitly links Service Terms of Service Bitly has introduced "preview pages" for QR Codes and Bitly links, which may contain advertising, before directing users to the destination link.
Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout (edit) Bitly 2025-07-30 Active Qr-code-generator.com Qr-code-generator.com Product Terms of Service Bitly’s QR-Code-Generator.com markets “free” QR codes that later break unless users pay, causing losses for printed materials.
Bloomberg DMCA strikes GamersNexus video (edit) Bloomberg 2025-08-20 DMCA Abuse
Blu-Ray Ultra-HD DRM (edit)
BlueCruise hands-free driving (edit) Ford 2021 Active Service Ford BlueCruise was launched in 2021.
BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data (edit) BlueDriver Repairify Root Four Imagination Lemur Vehicle Monitors 2025-04-25 2025-10-14 Resolved BlueDriver BlueDriver OBDII Scan Tool Product Cloud lockout Forced Migration Privacy iOS and Android apps required login for any functionality
BMW API restrictions (edit) BMW 2025-08-30 Active Vehicles Vehicles Cars Automobiles Product Digital restrictions BMW destroys home assistant integration for customers of BMW's online services subscriptions
BMW feature lockout scandal (edit) BMW Active Product Hardware Lockout Ownership Subscription BMW is charging for activation of hardware features built into their vehicles.
BMW Proprietary Screws (edit) BMW 2026-02-05 Active Anti-consumer Behavior Repairability BMW has developed proprietary screws and is currently in the process of patenting these screws for its vehicles.
BMW's heated seat subscription (edit) BMW July 2022 Rent-seeking
BMW's high beam assistant (HBA) (edit) BMW Product Rent-Seeking
Booking.com Post-Payment Terms Disclosure (edit) Booking.com 2025 2026 Active Online Travel Booking Platform Accommodation Reservation Service Contract Transparency Material Omission Reservation payment processed without disclosing host-required material terms; refund denied under platform cancellation policy.
Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident (edit) Bosch Cloud
Bose QuietComfort Sleepbuds doesn't allow purchasing new case (edit) Bose QuietComfort Sleepbuds
Bose SoundTouch end of life treatment (edit) Bose 2025-10-09 2026-01-07 Resolved Bose SoundTouch Bose SoundTouch Incident Cloud Lockout Service Termination Planned Obsolesence Abandonware Bose announces end of cloud support for SoundTouch products, but releases API documentation and promises to leave non-cloud features intact.
Brave puts affiliated links in the address bar (edit) Brave Software 2020-06-06 2020-06-08 Resolved Brave browser Product False Advertising Privacy Brave silently injected affiliate referral codes into address bar URL suggestions without user consent
Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC (edit)
Brother DCP-L3550CDW aftermarket toner failure (edit) Brother Industries Ltd. 2018 Active DCP-L3550CDW and MFC-L3770CDW printers TN-760 cartridges DCP-L3550CDW and MFC-L3770CDW printers TN-760 cartridges Incident Anticompetitive Behavior Planned Obsolescence Third Party Brother toner cartridges contain chips for authentication. Firmware updates have actively suppressed aftermarket toner.
Brother printers causing issues with third party inks (edit) Brother Industries Ltd. Third-party
Bumpgate (edit) AMD Nvidia 2006 2010 Resolved Poor Quality
Cambridge Analytica Scandal (edit) Cambridge Analytica Meta 2018 2019 Resolved Facebook Service Advertising Privacy The personal data of Facebook users was misused for targeted political advertising.
Cameras bricked on iPhone 13 series after iOS update (edit) Apple 2024-09-16 IPhone 13 Product Bricking Poor Quality
Canadian bread price fixing (edit) Canada Bread Weston Foods Walmart Canada Giant Tiger Sobeys Metro 2001 2015 Resolved Bread Bread Bagels Naan Product Price Fixing From 2001 to 2015, many companies colluded in what can be described as a cartel, fixing bread prices in Canada
Canon ink DRM (edit) Canon DRM Third-party
Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause (edit) Canva Affinity
Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible (edit) Cerberus Advertising Privacy
CF Moto puts previously included features behind paywall (edit) CFMoto 2025-08-15 Active Motorcycles CFMOTO Ride Product Cloud lockout CFMoto moved to a subscription model for their CFMOTO Ride app, charging users for features they previously received with their purchase
Chamberlain removes API access from new and existing garage door openers (edit) Chamberlain Group November 2023 March 2024 Active Product Cloud Privacy Ownership Chamberlain Group removed third party API access to new and existing garage door openers (forcing cloud connection and data collection).
Chat Control (edit) Active Surveillance Privacy
ChatGPT-4o (edit) OpenAI 2024-05-13 Active ChatGPT Product Artificial Intelligence Paywall Health Risk to Users ChatGPT-4o is a language model of OpenAI known by several incidents that include user harm, product deprecation and false claims from OpenAI
Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks (edit) Lenovo Google 2019-02-27 2026-01-01 Pending Resolution Computer Laptop Service Service Termination The end of millions of Chromebooks as Chrome OS support is discontinued, impacting schools and students worldwide.
Cisco Removing access to critical downloads for products that are end-of-support (edit) Cisco Systems Inc. Active ASA Next-Generation Firewall Services Centri Firewall Compatible IntraGuard Firewall Series ISA500 Integrated Security Appliances PIX 500 Series Security Appliances PIX Device Manager PIX Firewall Software SA500 Security Appliances Secure Firewall Cloud Native Sourcefire Defense Center Sourcefire Virtual Defense Center Access Control and Policy Administrative Policy Engine Authentication Agent CSPM Lite Software Global Roaming Server Software Policy Administration Point Policy Decision Point Policy Enforcement Point Secure Access Control Server Secure User Registration Tool Network Visibility and Segmentation Identity Services Engine (ISE) 3300 Series Appliances NAC Appliance (Clean Access) NAC Guest Server NAC Legacy Software NAC Manager and Server NAC Profiler Secure Access Control System Secure Network Server (SNS) 3400 Series Stealthwatch Identity Trust Agent VPN and Endpoint Security 7100 7200 7400 Series VPN Routers AnyConnect VPN Client FireRunner Hostscan IDS Host Sensors Intraport VPN Server Software NAC Appliance 3100 and 3300 Series Remote Access Security Scanner Secure Desktop Secure Guest Control Server Software Secure Managed Remote Access Secure VPN Client Security Agent SSL VPN Client Threat Grid - Appliance Virtual Network Computing VPN 3000 and VPN 3002 Client VPN 3000 and 5000 Series Concentrators/Software VPN 5000 Client Manager and Concentrator Software VPN Client VPN CVC Pro Security Management Series ASA Content Security and Control DDoS Multidevice Management System DDoS Web-based Management System Guard DDoS Mitigation Appliances IPS Manager Express Multinet Prime Security Manager ProtectLink Security Secure Policy Manager Security Auditor Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System Traffic Anomaly Detectors Trend Micro ProtectLink IPS and NGIPS IDS Sensor Software IDS Unix Director Incident Control System Intrusion Prevention System IPS 4200 4300 4500 Series Sensors IPS Device Manager IPS Threat Response NetRanger Sensor Network Traffic Analyst Sourcefire 3D Sensor Cloud Email Web Security Cloud Access Security Cloud Application Security Cognitive Threat Analytics Cyber Threat Defense IOS Content Filtering Scan Safe Web Security SecureX Spam and Virus Blocker SSL Appliances CiscoWorks Products CiscoWorks Access Control List Manager CiscoWorks Auto Update Server Software CiscoWorks Incident Resolution Management CiscoWorks Management Center for Security Agents CiscoWorks Management Center for Firewalls CiscoWorks Management Center for IPS Sensors CiscoWorks Management Center for VPN Routers CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Performance CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security CiscoWorks Monitoring for Network Admission Control CiscoWorks Rules Based Correlation ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall CiscoWorks Security Information Management Solution CiscoWorks Security Portal CiscoWorks VPN Monitor CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution CiscoWorks Vulnerability Correlation Product Ownership Right to Repair Cisco removes all downloads for products that are past their end-of-support date, which leaves no official way to acquire updates.
Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security (edit) Valve 2025-08-06 2025-09-15 Resolved Steam Steam Incident Scam Security The Steam game 'Click Adventure' compromised users' accounts and executed unauthorized Steam Marketplace transactions.
Clip Studio Paint changes perpetual license to subscription model (edit) Celsys Clip Studio Paint Broken Promise Subscription
Commercial weather apps lose summary proceedings (edit)
Commonwealth Bank collection of Biometric Data (edit) Commonwealth Bank 2024
ConnectedLife SmartDry discontinuation (edit) ConnectedLife 2022-06-17 SmartDry Service
Costco's collection and sharing of data through Meta's tracking pixel (edit) Costco 2023-10-06 Pending Resolution Costco pharmacy website Costco pharmacy website Incident HIPAA Privacy Privacy Costco's pharmacy website allegedly shared patients' private information with Meta and other unauthorized third parties via tracking tools such as Meta Pixel.
Covert web-to-app tracking by Meta and Yandex (edit) Meta Yandex February 2017 January 2025 Resolved Facebook Instagram Yandex Maps Yandex Browser Service Privacy Surveillance Unprompted Risk to Users Meta & Yandex apps on Android track users by listening on localhost ports, linking web activity to app identities, bypassing privacy measures.
Crave app refuses televisions based on production date (edit) Samsung HBO Crave 2025-09-15 Active Samsung TV Streaming service Crave Digital restrictions SAMSUNG TV's manufactured before 2018 will need to upgrade their samsung TV model if they want to continue accessing the crave APP.
Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners (edit) Creality 2025-08-07 Active 3D Scanners Otter Raptor Ferret* Service Firmware lockout Creality's forced update mandate and removing a big feature of their scanners that allows the use of Mobile APP is now locked behind proprietary hardware.
Creative Fabrica licensing risks and ownership verification concerns (edit) Creative Fabrica January 2025 Active All Access Subscription All Access Subscription Service Terms of Service Community reports raised concerns that Creative Fabrica users risk infringement claims from assets uploaded by non-owners, though no confirmed lawsuits exist.
CursorAI adds rate limits to unlimited plans (edit) Anysphere June 2025 CursorAI Product Artificial Intelligence Rent-seeking
Datacolor "sunsetting" older Spyder monitor calibrators (edit) Datacolor 2026-07-19 Active Spyder Spyder2 Spyder3 Spyder4 Spyder5 Product Planned Obsolescence Older Spyder devices will not be receiving software updates. Older Spyder software will no longer support new installations or activations.
DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate product review showing battery issues & misleading warranty (edit) Deep Cycle Systems May 2024 Deep cycle lithium batteries Product Speech Deep Cycle Systems pursued legal action against a small YouTuber for negative product reviews, causing the reviews to be temporarily removed, and lying about changing warranty terms.
Dead star server shutdown (edit) Armature Studio 2016-11-01 Pending Resolution Dead Star Dead Star Incident Service Termination Armature Studios shut down its servers for Dead Star 7 months after launch.
Delisting and shut down of Age of Empires 3 (edit) Microsoft Microsoft Game Studios 2024-10-30 Active Age of Empires 3 Planned Obsolescence
Derrimut Gym revokes 24/7 access after running sale promoting 24/7 access gym (edit) Derrimut Gym 2025
Dictionary.com shuts down premium app after selling lifetime subscriptions (edit) Dictionary.com 2025-06-18 2025 Active Dictionary.com Pemium Dictionary app Service lifetime subscription revoked Premium ad free app with lifetime subscription shut down while leaving up an ad supported version
Discord / 5CA Data Breach (edit) 5CA Discord 2025-10-03 Discord Data ID Privacy
Discord's Mandatory Age Verification (edit) Discord 2026-02-09 Active Service Privacy Privacy Concern Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach.
Disney requires an active subscription to delete a Disney+ account (edit) Disney Disney+ Data Privacy Right to Vanish
Disney+ Ad Policy Change (edit) Disney 2025 Active Disney+ Service Advertising False Advertising Subscription Terms of Service Disney introduced ads to paid tiers of Disney+, changing the terms of the deal.
DIW7022 mandatory wireless operation (edit) KPN January 2024 Active Product Accessibility Health Privacy DIW7022 TV box requires mandatory Wi-Fi/Bluetooth operation; no wired/IR-only alternative available
DJI Robot Vacuum Hack (edit) DJI 2026-02-22 2026-02-22 Resolved DJI DJI Romo Product DJI vacuum cleaners get accidentally hacked by guy using Claude Code.
Dyson battery lifespan reduced by design and difficult to repair (edit) Dyson Unresolved V series V6 V7 V10 V11 Service, Product Ownership Repairability Third-party Dyson battery packs do not work as intended. Third party solutions are prevented from charging through Dyson's Battery Management System.
Dyson covers circuit board in glue (edit) Dyson 2022 Active Repairability Planned Obsolescence

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