2026 incidents

The European Union (EU) has passed legislation that mandates Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems for new cars produced for sale within the EU (Article 6 clause D).

Airtel Axis Credit card has been devalued effective 12 April 2026.

Inventist, Inc. and its U.S. distribution partner Alien Technology Group, Inc. (doing business as Alien Rides) filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on January 21…

On May 20, 2026, Amazon will disable Kindle Store access on thirteen Kindle devices released between 2007 and 2012, preventing owners of those devices from buying, borrowing, or downloading new…

On 10 April 2026, Amazon announced it would end support for individual game purchases and third-party storefront integrations on its Luna cloud gaming platform, revoking cloud-streaming access for…

iOS, the operating system of the Apple iPhone, has introduced on its Beta version 26.4 an integrated Age Verification in the operating system. This feature will be launched on the United Kingdom…

Ars Technica published an article on a programmer who was being "bullied" by an AI autonomous agent. The article was written using AI, with non-existant quotations. The article was later removed and…

Datacolor are making older monitor calibrators obsolete because their activation servers use TL v1.2 which has security issues. There is a popup that explains the situation when you click 'Why are…

Discord is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of…

A critical cloud infrastructure flaw exposed the live camera feeds, microphone audio, and 2D floor plans of consumers to unauthorized remote access. DJI's backend servers inadvertently granted…

Ford Connected Built-In Navigation is only a trial without informing the customer. Service discontinued without subscription at the end of the 12 month trial period.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJAF3XFEXOg Ford is now charging people $495 for the option to add a frunk to the Ford Mustang Mach E 2026.[citation needed] ***Disclaimer: i have no idea if this…

In Spain, Hisense began to place unskippable and AI-personalized ads every time you changed the channel, the HDMI source, turned on the television and other basic things.

In 2026, a Dutch consumer protection investigation TV show Radar found that using a giftcard from Hotelgiftcard.com created surprisingly expensive hotel prices compared to not using any giftcard…

Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encryption for direct messages after May 8, 2026.

The Online Safety Act 2025 (Act 866) is Malaysian legislation that came into force on January 1, 2026, requiring social media and messaging platforms with over 8 million Malaysian users to remove…

The OnePlus ColorOS 16.0.3.501 Anti-Rollback Fuse Incident refers to the January 2026 deployment of firmware updates by OnePlus that introduced a hardware-level anti-rollback mechanism. This…

Poste Italiane is the Italian national postal service provider. Among other services, Poste Italiane provides a service of digital identification to Italian nationals and residents. Starting from…

In early April 2026, Tesla began remotely disabling Full Self-Driving (FSD) and other driver-assistance functionality on vehicles whose telemetry indicated the presence of a third-party accessory…

Vizio Walmart account requirement for smart TV features is Walmart's policy of requiring owners of select new Vizio OS smart TVs to create a Walmart account before they can use smart TV features…

Wegmans is an American supermarket chain headquartered in Rochester, NY, with stores across the east coast. With over 110 locations and over 54,000 employees, they make $12.5 billion in annual sales…