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In January 2021, WhatsApp announced an update to its privacy policy, set to take effect on February 8, 2021 (later delayed). Key changes to the policy included: Clarifying how WhatsApp processes…

3CX, Inc., is a software development company and developer of the 3CX Phone System founded in Cyprus in 2005-11-01. The 3CX Phone System is a digital private branch exchange (PBX) based on the…

4k Video Downloader+ is a program created by InterPromo GMBH used to download videos from YouTube and other video sources.

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).

Adware (combination of words advertisement and software) is a piece of software that is designed to display advertisements. This description is used for software that is displaying ads excessively…

AirPods are wireless earbuds designed by Apple. They first debuted on 7 September 2016, alongside the iPhone 7, and were released on 13 December 2016.

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

Akelius is a corporate landlord that owns 20,000 rental apartments in major cities such as New York, Boston, Washington, Austin, Toronto, Montreal, Québec City, Ottawa, Paris and London.

Alibaba Group is a multinational technology company founded in 1999 that operates a broad ecosystem of e-commerce, cloud computing, digital payments, logistics, and technology services. The company…

Allstate, founded in 1931, is an American insurance provider that also operates in Canada. The company owns several subsidiaries, many of which carry the Allstate name, as well as Esurance. It is one…

Ally Financial Inc. is a US-based company offering banking, securities, and other financial services through its subsidiaries such as Ally Bank, Ally Invest Advisers Inc.

Amazon Fire TV is a line of streaming devices and smart TVs powered by Amazon's Fire OS (based on Android). The primary Fire TV devices is the Fire Stick line, which consists of portable HDMI…

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…

In August of 2025, Amazon revoked access to the Amazon App Store on all non-Amazon Android devices. Customers will now be required to purchase Amazon hardware, such as Fire TV or Fire Tablet, if they…

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. or AMD is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as central processing unit (CPUs), graphics processing unit (GPUs) and related…

Android is an operating system which started in 2003 and was acquired by Google in 2005, which made its first official release (Android 1.0) in 2008. It is based on a modified version of the Linux…

Anthem was an always-online multiplayer action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts (EA). The game was released on 22 February 2019 on the PlayStation 4…

Anthropic PBC is a private for-profit American artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded in 2021. Anthropic is mainly known for their family of large language models (LLMs) known as Claude.

The corner stone of Aotearoa/New Zealand consumer law is the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. This act guarantees consumers five basic rights when buying goods. Goods must be - of acceptable quality…

The Apple Authorized Service Provider Program is a program created by Apple that attempts to provide third party authorized repair technicians with sufficient resources to repair Apple products.

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…

Apple Media Services (AMS) is the umbrella term Apple uses to refer to many of its online services, including the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more.

Apple actively makes it near-impossible for third-parties and consumers to repair their products while maintaining their full, intended functionality.

Ariston is a brand under the Ariston Group, known for manufacturing thermal comfort solutions such as water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, and air conditioners.

Arlo Technologies Inc. is a surveillance camera company established in 2014, originally as a division of Netgear. It has been an independent company since 2018.

Assioma is a product line of power meter pedals designed for cyclists by Favero, a company based in Italy. It was renamed from bePRO in 2017.

Astroturfing is often known as a deception practice orchestrated by one or multiple individuals or entities disguising movements, messages, or posts to specific platforms. This is mainly done to…

ASUS (ASUSTeK Computer Inc.) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of computers, laptops, motherboards, graphics cards…

AT&T, Inc. is a major telecommunications holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Atlassian is a global software company that offers a wide range of services, primarily consisting of cloud-based and traditional software products.

Audi equips all vehicles with the optional tri-zone climate control feature with the necessary hardware. Customers who do not purchase the option at the time of sale still receive the hardware, but…

Aura is an American company founded by Hari Ravichandran in 2014 under the name iSubscribed.

"The object of this Act is to enhance the welfare of Australians through the promotion of competition and fair trading and provision for consumer protection." The Act is administered by…

Autel is a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of professional automotive diagnostic tools, equipment, and accessories.

Authy is a free mobile app that generates random six-digit tokens to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for online services. Authy was acquired by Twilio in 2015.

Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) is a feature in certain kinds of devices manufacturers use to collect consumer data, visuals and audio, at periodic intervals, which grants the manufacturing…

AWS Lightsail is a set of services within Amazon Web Services that provides virtual-servers with popular pre-configured software options - such as a Wordpress server. It is notable for more-or-less…

Axis Bank is a Indian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. General banking services like savings account, current account, credit card, mutual funds, loans…

In 2020, Bambu Lab was founded by a small group of DJI engineers. The company joined the 3D-printing scene with its low-barrier-to-entry model aimed at consumers. Bambu Lab quickly gained significant…

Bandicam is a closed-source screen recording software for Microsoft Windows developed by Bandisoft and later by Bandicam Company. It consists of three main modes of capture, those being Screen…

Belkin (stylised belkin) is an American electronics company, headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces phone and computer accessories and connectivity devices, such as powerbanks, wireless…

Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational chain of stores that specializes in retailing consumer electronics.

BetterHelp is a mental health platform that provides direct online counseling and therapy services via web or phone text communication.

Bitly has introduced "preview pages" for QR code and Bitly links, which may contain advertising, before users are directed to the destination link. Users must subscribe to a paid plan in order to…

Bloomberg is a software company with a news website that has recently changed its terms of service. The terms of service pops up in front of everything, forcing users to agree to it without being…

GamersNexus, a pro consumer tech publication had their YouTube video taken down by Bloomberg as they claimed a DMCA violation on a fair use snippet from their coverage of Donald Trump's speech.

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (usually abbreviated BMW, sometimes anglicized as Bavarian Motor Works) is a German car company.

Bose Corporation is an American manufacturing company that mostly sells audio equipment. It was founded in 1964.

Box Tops for Education is a school fundraising program founded by General Mills in 1996. In 2019, the program transitioned from cutting the logos from products to digitally scanning receipts, with…

Breville (marketed as Sage in some regions) is one of the most popular home espresso machine brands, yet it consistently fails to support user repairability. They use many proprietary parts in their…

Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom's product offerings…

Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1982 and is a American causal dining and sports bar restaurant specializing in alcoholic beverages and chicken wings. The company has been involved in various…

Bumble is an American holding company that owns Bumble, Badoo, and BFF — all of which are online dating and/or social networking mobile apps. It was founded in 2014 as MagicLab by Whitney Wolfe Herd…

Bunnings is a hardware and garden supply center chain based in Australia. Founded in 1886 by Aurther and Robert Bunning, they are now the largest hardware store in Australia, having been bought by…

BYD is a Chinese manufacturer of passenger battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)

ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. The company is known for many apps, including but not limited to, TikTok, Capcut, Gauth, Lemon8, and Hypic.

"The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), also known as Proposition 24, is a California ballot proposition that was approved by a majority of voters after appearing on the ballot for the…

From 2001 to 2015 or 2017, Canadian retailers, including Walmart Canada, Metro, Giant Tiger and Sobeys, colluded to fix prices of bread.

Canonical is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.

Canva is an Australian software company that offers freemium graphic design and creative software. Canva has been accumulating acquisitions such as Serif, MangoAI, and Cavalry. Canva is also notable…

On May 24, 2019, Canva identified their systems were attacked and posted an announcement about the breach, urging users to change their passwords. 139 million users were affected, and information…

About a year after Canva acquired Serif, and along with it, the Affinity range of graphic editing applications, it removed the ability for users to purchase older versions of the Affinity software…

Capital One Shopping is a free browser extension from Capital One that allows users to find discounts from various online retailers.

CARIAD is a company that develops software solutions for the automotive industry. This company is part of the Volkswagen Group.

Cerberus Phone Security is a service that can track stolen phones and has several anti-theft and security features. They have several subscription tiers ranging from 5$-43$ per year depending on how…

Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT, also known as LSN and NAT444) is used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to mitigate IPv4 address exhaustion by making thousands of customers share…

Chamberlain Group LLC is an intelligent garage door opener company founded in 1954. They boast 50M+ homes with their products installed, and also offer commercial garage door opener systems.

Change.org is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.

The Charles Schwab Corporation is a US-based company providing brokerage and financial services.

ChatGPT-4o was a language model that belonged to the ChatGPT family, that became controversial due to safety problems, AI psychosis and attempts to remove it from OpenAI's platform.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., also known as Chipotle is an American chain of fast casual restaurants primarily serving burritos and bowls across over 4000 locations globally. It was founded on 13…

Cinemark Theatres is a major American and international movie theater chain founded in 1977. As of March 2025, there are 497 Cinemark theaters in the United States and Latin America combined.