Companies

React Health (formerly 3B Medical) is a medical device manufacturer headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida, that develops, manufactures, and distributes CPAP and BiPAP devices for treating…

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…

5CA is a customer support outsourcing and technology company used by gaming and tech brands.

7-Eleven is an American retailer store that is an subsidiary of Seven eleven Japan that is owned by Seven & I Holdings. Founded in 1927 by Joe C. Thompson, originally known as Southland Ice Company…

Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Activision Blizzard, Inc., often referred to as ABK (Activision-Blizzard-King), or Acti-Blizz, is an American video-game holding company. On 13 October 2023, Microsoft acquired ABK for $68.7 billion.

Adobe is a software company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in creative software, including photo editing, video editing, animation, illustration, web development, and more. Founded…

Starting in 2013, Adobe has been replacing its perpetually licensed products with subscription based services, examples being Adobe Creative Suite (CS) in 2013, and Adobe Lightroom 7 standalone in…

AirAsia is a budget airline based in Malaysia. In 2007, The New York Times described AirAsia as a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia.

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.

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.

Alien Rides (legally Alien Technology Group, Inc.) is a personal electric vehicle retailer and repair shop in San Francisco, California. In January 2026, the company co-filed a complaint with the…

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.

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.com, Inc. is a global leader in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital streaming founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos.

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…

The AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP), also known as the AMD Secure Processor, is an autonomous processor embedded on most modern AMD CPU's since 2013. The PSP has full access to memory and is…

Ancestry.com, owned by The Blackstone Group, is a genealogy company based in the US, known for its DNA testing and family trees.

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…

On August 25th, 2025, Google announced an upcoming application installation restriction on Google-certified Android devices, requiring all developers to register and verify their real-life identity…

Android System SafetyCore is an app developed and released by Google for the Android platform. According to Google the software provides locally-run nudity censoring for any Android devices running…

Anker has recalled over 1.68 million portable power banks across four U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls between 2023 and 2025 for fire and explosion hazards, after 90 documented…

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.

Apple is an American technology company that was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services.

Apple uses a range of technical measures to maintain control over the App Store ecosystem. While Apple cites security and user-friendliness as the reasoning behind these measures, they often create…

Gatekeeper is a security technology built into Apple's macOS operating system designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on a user's Mac computer. First introduced in Mac OS X Mountain Lion…

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.

Applebee's Restaurants LLC is an American company that's operates and owns restaurant chain Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar. It became an subsidiary to Dine Brands after a $2.1 billion…

Founded in 1964 by Forest Raffel and Leroy Raffel (or known as the Raffel Brothers), Arby's IP Holder, LLC is a American fast food chain specializing in sandwiches and milkshakes. It is a subsidiary…

Arduino, now a subsidiary of Qualcomm, is an Italian open-source hardware and software, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller…

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

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.

Audi is a Germany-based automotive manufacturer owned by Volkswagen. Audi was founded on July 16, 1909 by August Horch in Zwickau, Germany.

Autodesk, Inc. is an American software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing…

Avid Technology Inc. is a US-based multimedia and technology company located in Massachusetts formed in August of 1987 that specializes in providing solutions for the professional audio, video, and…

Axis is a video surveillance company with approximately 4,000 employees across more than 50 countries that was founded in 1984 and headquartered in Lund, Sweden.

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…

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (formerly TASER International) is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based public "safety" technology company founded in 1993 by Rick Smith and Tom Smith.

Balena (formerly known as Resin.io) provides a platform focused on DevOps management for servers, clients, and local cross platform device software. It also offers tools for updating, deploying and…

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.

Better Way Electronics (BWE) is an Australian company founded in 2018 by Louie Tahiri, formerly known as Luan Muharrem Tahiraj. It is focused around technology repair, and its tech diagnostic…

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

Microsoft Bing (also known simply as Bing) is a search engine owned and operated by Microsoft, and developed by Microsoft AI.

Bitly is a link management platform, offering url shortening and QR code generator services. Bitly, Inc.

Blink is a manufacturer of home security cameras owned by Amazon. The company was acquired from Immedia Semiconductor as a subsidiary in 2017.

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 you to agree to it without being able…

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

Robert Bosch GmbH, commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company founded in 1886 by Robert Bosch.

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

BowFlex, Inc. is a fitness-equipment manufacturer headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

Brilliant (also known as Brilliant.org) is a website and app operated by Brilliant Worldwide, Inc. that provides online courses.

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

Brother Industries Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally.

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…

Founded in 1990 by Alex Seropian, Bungie is a game development studio that has been known to develop games for their popular franchises, such as Marathon, Destiny, and initially Halo. Originally, the…

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…

Burger King Corporation was founded in 1953 and is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International due to a $12.5 Billion merger with Tim Hortons. The company specializes in products such as their…

ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Beijing, China.

CAMI Research Inc. is an American company that develops testing devices for cables and harnesses.

Canary is a consumer security camera line (including Pro, View, and Flex cameras) produced by Canary, a dedicated home security technology company founded in 2012. Based in New York, the company…

Canon Inc. embeds DRM chips in ink cartridges to block third-party & refilled cartridges, disables scanning on all-in-one printers when ink runs low, & charges $4.99/month for 1080p webcam output…

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.

Capital One Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company founded on July 21, 1994, and specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts, headquartered in McLean…

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.

Founded in 2006, Cava Group, Inc., also referred as Cava Grill, is a American Mediterranean fast casual restaurant.

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.

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

ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a generative artificial intelligence application developed and marketed by OpenAI. It was released on November 30th, 2022. It is a large language…

Founded in 1946, Chick-fil-A, Inc. is an American fast food chain that specializes chicken related products like chicken sandwiches or chicken tenders.

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.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and…

Claude is a generative artificial intelligence, a large language model (LLM) developed and released by Anthropic. It was created with the objective of being a safe AI for the public.

Cloudflare, Inc. is an American company that offers a wide range of web services.

COBB Tuning is an automotive engineering company based out of Austin, Texas that designs and engineers various aftermarket performance parts for motor vehicles.They were originally founded in 1999…

Coffee Meets Bagel is a dating and social-networking service based in the United States, founded in 2012 by three sisters.

Colgate is a dental health company founded in 1806 and primarily sells traditional toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, and whitening strips. With the Hum line of toothbrushes, they are sold at a…

Comcast is a US-based telecommunications company operating under the Xfinity brand for residential Internet, TV, and phone services.

This page collects common objections raised against automated license plate reader (ALPR) and AI surveillance camera deployments, and the documented legal and factual responses to them.

Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American retail store with a membership-only policy. Costco is also known for its “warehouse” aesthetic and selling products in bulk.

Cox Communications, Inc. is an Atlanta-based American telecommunications company which provides internet, TV, home automation, and phone services.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a 2019 kart racing video game developed by Beenox and published by Activision, released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is a…

Creality is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers and 3D scanners

Cricut, Inc. is an American brand of cutting plotters, or motorised cutting machines, designed for home crafters.

Crunchyroll is a US-based streaming platform dedicated to anime, owned by Sony. It was Launched on May 14, 2006.

Cryptic Studios is an American video game developer specializing in massively multiplayer online role-playing games, now owned by Embracer Group.

International Dairy Queen, Inc., also referred as Dairy Queen, was founded in 6 June 1940 and is a American fast food restaurant chain. It is a subsidiary to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Deep Cycle Systems (DCS) is an Australian manufacturer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for off-road, marine, solar, & recreational vehicle use. The company is notable for suing independent…

DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded on 17 July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng. It develops the DeepSeek large language model (LLM).

Denny's is an American table service restaurant chain spanning across 1500 locations worldwide. It is the owner of The Burger Den and The Meltdown.

Founded in 1990, DKB is Germany's second largest direct bank with almost six million customers as of 2025.

Deye initially started out making dehumidifiers, but the Ningbo, China based company has since become one of the biggest players in the solar inverter market.

Disboard is a public Discord server list that allows users to share Discord server invites using their Discord bot. Through the Disboard bot users can make invites for their server and "bump" the…

The Walt Disney Company, founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney, is one of the most recognizable entertainment companies globally. Known for its movies, theme parks, and television…

DJI is a Chinese drone and camera manufacturer that requires mandatory app activation on its consumer products, locks cameras and gimbals into non-functional states after 5 activation skips, and…

The DJI Ronin RS4 Pro is Prosumer Camera Gimbal developed by DJI.

Domino's is an American Pizza Restaurant Chain company founded on 09 December 1960 by Jim Monagham, Tom Monaghan, and Dominick DeVarti. It operates over 21,000 restaurants across several countries…

DoorDash was founded in October 2012, initially starting as PaloAltoDelivery.com before rebranding to Doordash. The company was founded by three Stanford students Tony Xu, Andy Fang, and Stanley Tang.

Duolingo is a publicly owned, American language-learning website founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. On July 28, 2021, the company began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Dymo Corporation is an American manufacturing company of handheld label printers and thermal-transfer printing tape as accessory, embossing tape label makers, and other printers such as CD and DVD…

Dyson Limited is a manufacturer of home appliances, most notably vacuum cleaners. The company has been involved in several incidents related to the aftermarket repair of its products.

eBay Inc. (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail…

EcoFlow Technology is a manufacturer of solar-energy storage devices designed for mobile and off-grid use. The company systematically requires installation of a proprietary, closed-source application…

eduVULCAN is a Polish school e-journal service developed by Vulcan sp. z o.o.., allowing students and their parents to view grades, submit absence notes, contact teachers, and more.

Eight Sleep is an American company that develops smart mattresses and mattress covers with temperature control, sleep tracking, and health monitoring capabilities. Founded in 2014 and headquartered…

Electronic Arts (EA) is a former video-game developer and now publisher founded in 1982 by Trip Hawkins. It is well known for its simulator titles under the Sim series (The Sims, SimCity, MySims…

Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971, and raised in Pretoria, South Africa.

Many open-source software licenses require you to license your modified copies under the same license, thus maintaining the freedom of the end-user and preventing use of the source code without any…

Epic Games is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney. They are best known for the development of the Unreal Engine and the popular video game Fortnite.

eToro is a social trading and multi-asset investment company focused on providing financial services. In 2023, the company valuation was $3.5 billion.

Eufy (stylised eufy) is a sub-brand of Anker Innovations and is a manufacturer of smart home technologies. They are known for their security cameras, with their local storage security cameras…

EVGA Corporation is an American computer hardware company that produces motherboards, gaming laptops, power supplies, all-in-one liquid coolers, computer cases, and gaming mice. It was founded on 13…

EviCore by Evernorth is a medical benefits management company which has been accused of using AI to systematically deny medical coverage at higher rates than previously seen.

Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their…

Fandom, formerly known as Wikia, is a media conglomerate based in the United States. The website has more than 50 million user-generated pages, as well as other multimedia databases such as…

Ferrari is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer. It was founded on 13 September, 1939 by Enzo Ferrari.

FiiO Electronics Technology Company, Ltd., or simply FiiO, is a Chinese electronics company founded in 2007 that primarily manufactures audio equipment. Its products include portable music players…

Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. It is officially available on Windows (10 and above), macOS and Linux.

Fitbit, now a subsidiary of Google, is a company that produces fitness tracking devices, some of which also function as smartwatches. They acquired Pebble in 2016, and produced the Ionic, Versa…

Flock License Plate Readers (previously known as Flock Safety Falcon), are a network of AI-powered surveillance cameras that record vehicle data for law enforcement agencies. The system operates in…

Flock Safety is a technology company that creates and operates an extensive surveillance network using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and related technologies. Flock was founded in 2017 by…

The Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan. With the introduction of a moving assembly line, Ford drastically reduced the cost and time of automobile production…

Fortnite is a widely known video game, Where 100 users fight each other via a wide variety of options (guns, knives, NPC's, And powers), All of which you collect throughout an island.

Framework Computer, Inc. is an American personal computer manufacturer.

Frontier Airlines, Inc.] is a major American airline known for its ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) model. In spite of its no-frills approach to air travel, Frontier Airlines has faced increasing…

FUTO , founded in 2021 by Eron Wolf (a software developer, and noteworthy investor in WhatsApp), is an organization that develops applications and sponsors FOSS (free and open source) software…

Future Motion Inc. is a self-balancing electric skateboard manufacturer founded in 2013 by Kyle Doerksen.

Futurehome is a Norwegian smart-home technology company founded in 2013, known for the Futurehome Smarthub, a central gateway device that connects and controls IoT devices using Zigbee, Z-Wave, and…

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) is an American company which sells video games, video-game accessories, gaming merchandise, and collectables.

GE Appliances is an American home appliance manufacturer owned by the Chinese company Haier since 2016. It was founded in 1905 as part of General Electric.

Geeni is a smart home company founded in 2017. They specialize in wireless IP security cameras, smart LED lighting, smart power plugs, and various other smart home devices.

GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service operated by Nvidia that has retroactively imposed a 100-hour monthly playtime cap on subscribers who originally paid for unlimited access. The service lets users…

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational, automotive-manufacturing company founded in 1908. It owns many car brands, such as Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac, alongside other…

Gillette is a company with a long history making shaving supplies. Their initial mission was creating safety razors, many of which are still sold preowned to this day.

GoGuardian Inc. is a software company focused on education.

Google LLC, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, is one of the most influential technology companies in the world. Originally developed as a search engine to organize and index the growing…

Google Chrome is a web browser created by Google based on Chromium. Since its inception, it has become the most used browser on the internet by a large margin.

Google Gemini is a cloud-based large language model (artificial intelligence text generator) which includes image generation features, developed by American tech company Google.

Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a suite of proprietary Android applications and APIs produced by Google that has existed since 2012. GMS provides both user-facing apps and developer-facing features…

Google Nest, formerly branded Google Home, is a line of smart home products including smart speakers, smart displays, streaming devices, thermostats, smoke detectors, routers and security systems…

GoPro, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in action cameras and related accessories.

GoTo Group is an Indonesian technology conglomerate formed in 2021 from the merger of ride-hailing super-app Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia. It is one of the largest digital ecosystem…

Groupon, Inc. is an American global e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribers with local merchants by offering activities, travel, goods and services in 13 countries.

Guardzilla was a small home security company that specialized in cloud-connected security cameras before abruptly shutting down in 2020. The company offered a range of DIY security cameras, including…

This article contains a guide on how to remove ID chips from OEM HP inkjet printer cartridges and install them on dimensionally identical cartridges of different model numbers, or third-party and…

Happiest Baby is a smart-technology company based in Los Angeles, CA, founded in 2001 by Dr. Harvey Karp and Nina Montée-Karp.

HelloSimply.com, often branded as Simply and billed under a company called JoyTunes, is a company that produces a series of apps to facilitate the self-guided learning of various instruments. Their…

Hisense Group Co., Ltd. is a home appliance and electronics manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Home Bargains is a chain of discount stores in the UK founded in 1976 by Tom Morris.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese auto manufacturer.

HP Inc. is an American multinational information technology company formed in 2015 as a successor to the Hewlett-Packard company founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and David Packard.

[[Category: incidents]] Dynamic Security is a technology implemented by HP in some of their printers to restrict the use of aftermarket cartridges. This technology ensures that only original…

HP Laptop Subscription is a laptop subscription service by HP which takes device ownership out of the consumer's hands and forces the consumer to be locked into HP's terms, notable ones included…

Huawei (Chinese: 华为技术有限公司) is a Chinese technology company which had its beginning in the 1980s making telephone switching equipment, largely copied from foreign manufacturers. In recent times…

Humane Inc. was an American consumer electronics company founded in 2018 by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno.

Humble Bundle, Inc. is a digital storefront for video games that launched in 2010, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold under a pay-what-you-want model and with a portion of…

Hyundai Motor Company, commonly referred to as Hyundai, is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul. Founded in 1967 by Chung Ju-yung, Hyundai is one of the largest…

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service provided by Apple. It offers various internet-based services, including iCloud Photos, device backups, and the Find My network.

IFTTT is a simple automation tool and company founded by Linden Tibbets, Jesse Tane, and Alexander Tibbets in December 2010. In June 2012, the service entered the Internet of things market by…

IHOP Restaurants LLC is an public American pancake house store that's is an subsidiary to Dine Brands after IHOP acquired Applebee's for $2.1 billion in 2007.

IKEA designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, household goods, and various related services.

Imgur is both a media company and image sharing platform turned social media platform founded by Alan Schaaf in 2009. The platform was initially intended to act as a format for users on Reddit to…

In-N-Out Burger is a private American restaurant chain. It was founded on 22 October 1948.

Infomaniak is a Swiss technology company. Their offered service includes web hosting.

Intel Corporation is an American technology company that designs, manufactures and sells computer components and related products. It was founded on July 18, 1968 by Gordon Moore (of Moore's law)…

The Intel Management Engine (ME) is an embedded microcontroller integrated into Intel's chipsets since 2008. From version 11 onwards, it runs a (closed-source) modified version of MINIX as its…

Interactive Brokers, Inc. (IB) is an American multinational firm that provides brokerage and financial services.

The Internet Archive is an American non-profit digital library founded in 1996 to provide free "universal access to all knowledge" and preserve digital history.

Intuit Inc. is a financial software company based out of Mountain View, California under current CEO Sasan Goodarzi.

Invitation Homes is an American home leasing company founded in 2012.

Jack in the Box, Inc. is an American fast food chain founded in 1951 that now current house over 2,100 locations with a revenue of $1.47 billion.

Jamba Juice is an American quick service restaurant and juice bar.

Jeep is an American automobile brand owned by Stellantis.

Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC is a American multinational sandwich chain comprising a variety of sandwiches. It later became a subsidiary to Inspire Brands after being bought for a undisclosed amount…

John Deere is a leading manufacturer of agricultural and heavy machinery. Founded in 1837, the company is primarily known for its heavy-duty agricultural equipment, such as tractors and combines.

Keurig is a coffee maker brand founded in 1998 by Chris Stevens, with the K-Cups by John Sylvan. The company was bought in 2008 by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.

KFC Corporation, also called Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast-food chain known for its Kentucky fried chicken and chicken sandwiches. It is a subsidiary to Yum!

Kia Corporation, founded in 1944, is a South Korean automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul. Originally producing bicycle parts and later motorcycles and trucks, Kia has grown into one of the…

KingSong is a manufacturer of electric unicycles.

The Kroger Company is an American retail store.

Founded on 16 June 1965 by John Hansen and Don Zietlow, Kwik Trip, Inc. (also known as Kwik Star) is a family-owned business primarily serving gas, food, bakery items, and a variety of beverages.

Lebara is a mobile carrier in Denmark and other countries.

Lenovo is a Chinese PC manufacturer founded originally as a state-founded branch of a research institute called Legend in 1984. In 2005, they officially rebranded as Lenovo and bought the IBM…

Leo Express is a railway operator established in 2010. The company runs trains in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland.

LG Corporation is a South Korean electronics and home-appliance chaebol (or mega corporation). They make microwave ovens, ovens, stoves, refrigerators, cell phones (until 2021), TVs, speakers, drives…

Founded in 1988 by Jay Crosby in Payson, Utah, Liberty Safe is an American manufacturer of gun safes, home safes, vault doors, and handgun vaults.

Lieferando is a German online food ordering and delivery service, started in 2009 and later incorporated into Just Eat Takeaway. It is among the largest delivery platforms in Germany.

Lincare Holdings Inc. is the largest distributor of respiratory medical equipment in the United States.

LinkedIn is a social-media platform for professional networking, founded in 2002.

Below is an alphabetical list of companies that have dedicated articles in the Consumer Rights Wiki .

This is a list of companies who've had their websites purposefully blacklisted/excluded from the Internet Archive for various reasons, whether for malice reasons (plausible deniability) or not. For…

The following is a non-exhaustive list of products, services and software provided by Google. The list includes products that have been announced, are in production or discontinued.

LiveView Technologies (LVT) is a Utah-based surveillance company founded by Ryan Porter & Bob Brenner in 2005, operating "thousands of units nationwide" across the United States. Business…

Logitech is a Swiss technology company that manufactures computer peripherals, audio equipment, and other electronic devices.

Logitech Harmony was a line of programmable universal remote controls. The Harmony brand was initially produced by Canadian company Easy Zapper in 2001, but was later purchased by Logitech in May…

Magic Leap, LLC is a company founded in 2010. Magic Leap creates Augmented Reality (AR) Devices which overlay computer graphics over the user's real life view.

MagicGate (MG) is a copy-protection technology introduced by Sony in 1999 as part of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). It works by encrypting the content in devices and using MagicGate…

MakerBot Industries, LLC was an American technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of 3D printing peripherals and accessories. Originally an offshoot of the RepRap project…

Malwarebytes is an anti-virus software for Microsoft Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS, developed by Malwarebytes Corporation. It is available in a free version, which scans for and removes…

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Mastercard is an American multinational payment card services corporation, offering a range of payment transaction processing and other related-payment services.Mastercard is an international…

Maytag is a company that sells kitchen and laundry appliances, such as freezers, fridges and dryers.

Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社, Matsuda Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan.

Founded on 15 May 1940 by Richard and Maurie McDonald, McDonald's Corporation is an American fast-food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion and owning 36,500 stores across 100…

Medical equipment/medical devices have some consumer issues that set them apart from many other common devices. Some devices are vital to a user’s life or ability to function, such as pacemakers…

Mega.io (formerly Mega.nz or MEGA , Mega Cloud Services Limited) is a cloud storage originally launched by Kim Dotcom. They offer free and paid tiers with browser apps, desktop sync apps, and mobile…

Memrise is a British flashcard learning tool founded in 2010.

Merkury Innovations is an personal electronics and chemical import brand. It is the parent company for sub-brands: Geeni, West & Arrow, Suds.lab, and Merkury Smart.

Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, is a multinational technology conglomerate primarily known for its social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger…

Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is one of the "Big Five" tech giants, well known for licensing Q-DOS from Seattle Computer…

Microsoft accounts are the central feature of modern Microsoft services. Though there have been a variety of Microsoft account types dating to the 1990s, the latest incarnation was pioneered in 2019…

Microsoft Authenticator is a free mobile app that secures the user's Microsoft account with single sign-on (SSO) and provides multi-factor authenication (MFA) for other online services. One of its…

Microsoft Copilot is a generative AI assistant developed by Microsoft AI. Built on OpenAI's GPT-4 and GPT-5 series of large language models and fine-tuned with Microsoft's proprietary Prometheus…

Microsoft Edge is a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft, first released in 2015 as the successor to Internet Explorer. Based on the Chromium engine since 2020, Edge is marketed as a fast…

Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. The first version of Windows was released in 1985 as a GUI for MS-DOS. Later, in 1993…

Microsoft Windows 11 is an operating system for personal computers developed and owned by Microsoft. It was released on October 5 2021.

Miele is a German manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment. It was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.

Mojang is a game development studio owned by Microsoft. Mojang is widely known for the development of Minecraft and its spinoffs.

Monoprice is a US-based online retailer specializing in high-quality electronics, accessories, and home entertainment products at competitive prices. Founded in 2002, the company has gained…

Motorola was an American company founded in 1928 and sold mobile phones, tablets, public safety equipment, and many other electronic products. In 2011, the company was split into two independent…

Movies Anywhere (previously known as Disney Movies Anywhere) is a private movie streaming platform founded in 2014 by Disney. Prior to 2018, the service allowed users to watch digital copies of their…

Mozilla is a free software community which develops, publishes and supports open-source software. The community is supported institutionally by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation and its tax-paying…

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. or MSI is a Taiwanese technology company that designs, develops and provides computer hardware, related products and services.

Mullvad VPN AB is a Swedish based company created in 2009 by Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson. The company is a subsidiary of Amagicom AB, 100% owned by Strömberg and Berntsson.

Nanoleaf is a company that specializes in LED lighting. It was founded in 2012 and launched its first products with Kickstarter funding.

Netatmo is a company that produces smart home devices, including security cameras, personal weather stations and smoke detectors.

Netgate, officially Rubicon Communications LLC, is an American technology company based in Austin, Texas. It is the owner and developer of the pfSense firewall project and other networking products.

Ngenic is a Swedish energy technology company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Uppsala. The company develops smart heating products, including the Ngenic Tune thermostat, which optimizes…

Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation specializing in athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment.

Nikon Corporation is a Japanese company producing photographic and optical equipment, such as consumer digital cameras and industrial optical machines and tools. Nikon distributes its products…

Founded in 1889, Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a multi-billion-dollar video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan with multiple subdivisions outside of Japan.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., commonly known as Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. Founded in 1933, Nissan is one of the largest car manufacturers…

Nixplay is a digital picture frame brand founded in 2017 by Mark Palfreeman. In 2025, Nixplay customers lost access to features of their digital picture frame that were advertised as unlimited upon…

NordVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) service provider owned by Nord Security. NordVPN heavily advertises their products on popular YouTube channels.

Now TV (or simply "NOW") is a subscription service owned by Sky Group that streams Sky content such as sports, TV, and other media. It's available in countries around the world, including - but not…

Nvidia Corporation is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as graphics processing units (GPUs) for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on 05…

NZXT, Inc. is an American computer-hardware manufacturer founded in 2004 and based in Los Angeles, California.

OneDrive is a cloud storage service created by Microsoft in 2007 as SkyDrive and rebranded in 2014.

Oneplus (Chinese: 一加) is a Chinese electronics manufacturer, spun off from Oppo in 2013 as a separate brand. OnePlus sells smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, earbuds, and other accessories around…

With the launch of OxygenOS/Android 16 in November 2025, OnePlus released a set of AI tools built into the operating system. The AI Writer tool can be partially disabled, but doing so requires you to…

OpenAI is an American Artificial intelligence (AI) focused company. Founded in December 2015, OpenAI is best known for their ChatGPT chatbot, also known for the Generative Pre-Trained Transformer…

Optimum is an American internet service provider (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision. In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.

Optus (aka Singtel Optus Pty Ltd) is an Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Sydney Australia. It is the second largest telecommunications company with 11 million customers.

Founded in 1983 and owned by Panda Restaurant Group, Panda Express is a American fast food restaurant specializing in Chinese food. It is the largest Asian chain restaurant in the United States and…

Founded in 1987, Pumpernickel Associates, LLC (also referred as Panera Bread) is an American chain of fast casual restaurants that's a subsidiary to JAB Holding Company.

Papa John's International, Inc is an American Pizza chain founded in 1984.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers.

Honey (now PayPal Honey) is a browser extension and platform owned by PayPal since its acquisition for $4 billion in 2020. The service, launched in 2012, is primarily known for its browser extension…

Pearson (formerly Pearson Education) is the for-profit global education business arm of the Pearson plc conglomerate. Pearson provides textbooks, homework system platforms, educational content…

Peloton Interactive, Inc. is a wellness technology company specializing in connected exercise equipment and subscription-based fitness content.

PepsiCo, Inc., is an American food and beverage corporation.

Perplexity AI, Inc. is a private for-profit American artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded in 2022.

PHH Mortgage Corporation is a subsidiary of Onity Group, Inc., a privately held mortgage servicer and lender based in Florida. As of June 10, 2024, Onity Mortgage has been established as a DBA (Doing…

Philips (Koninklijke Philips N.V.) licenses its consumer electronics brand to third-party manufacturers that have repeatedly shut down internet-connected features on products still in use, without…

Photobucket is an image and video hosting website founded in 2003. It is estimated that around 2% of American internet traffic passes through the website.

Pinterest is a photo-hosting service and company started by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in December 2009. It was initially intended to function as a digital version of traditional…

Founded in May 31, 1958 in Whichia Kansas by Dan Carney and Frank Carney, Pizza Hut is an pizza restaurant chain that's a subsidiary to Yum! Brands.

The PlayStation is a line of consoles developed by Sony.

PlayStation 3 systems supported a feature known as "OtherOS" until system update 3.21 on April 1, 2010 with Sony stating it was removed due to "security concerns".

PlayStation Lease with Flex is an electronics leasing service that charges UK consumers monthly fees for PlayStation 5 hardware they will never own. Operated by Sony Interactive Entertainment in…

Plex Media Server is media server software, with associated clients, allowing users to host their own media server on their own hardware, in a Netflix-style interface. Originally forked from XBMC in…

Pluralsight, LLC, is a technology-skills professional-development platform. The company has UK-based subsidiaries.

Plutus is a cryptocurrency company founded in 2015 that marketed itself as a crypto cashback platform, allowing users to earn rewards in Pluton (PLU) tokens when making purchases with their Plutus…

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, or Polestar, is a Swedish automotive manufacturer that produces electric cars .

The Polestar 2 is a 5 door liftback, battery powered electric car produced by Polestar.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc, founded in 1972, is an American restaurant specializing in southern chicken and is a current subsidiary to Restaurant Brand International. As of March 2026, It is…

Proton AG is a Swiss company known for its commitment to privacy and security in the digital realm. Founded in 2014 by scientists from CERN and MIT, Proton is most commonly associated with its…

Proton Mail is a privacy-focused email service based in Switzerland, which has partnered with non-Swiss content delivery networks, such as Radware. Proton Mail is part of the Proton suite of…

Purism is a free and open source hardware and software company that manufactures Linux-based phones, tablets, and workstations. The company has vowed to only ship free-and-open-source software and…

Qantas Airways, established in 1920, is Australia's flag carrier and largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and destinations. It is the world's third-oldest airline and the oldest in…

Qualcomm Incorporated is a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer, famous for its Snapdragon line of system on a chip (SoC) targeted towards mobile phones, tablets, laptops among other types of…

Quidd was a privately-held American collectible app founded in 2016 by Michael Bramlage and Erich Wood. According to their LinkedIn, the app had 19 employees, over 8 million users and represented 325…

Founded in September 25, 1958 by Burt Holmes and Chester Cadieux Sr, QuikTrip Corporation (also referred as QT or QuikTrip) is an American convenience store with over 1,200 locations operating across…

Razer is an American headquartered company. It sells a variety of hardware including computer peripherals and laptops.

The Pro Click and Pro Click Mini are wireless optical computer mice offered by Razer. They come with a 2.4 GHz RF USB dongle and Bluetooth pairing capability.

Reason Studios is a music production and performance software company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Best known for its flagship digital audio workstation, Reason, its prominence in digital music…

Reckon is an software company based in Australia, providing desktop and cloud-based accounting software for accountants, bookkeepers, small to medium businesses and personal users.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc is an American restaurant founded in 1940 under the name Sam's Tavern until 1969, where the company changed their name to Red Robin. The company is known for their…

Redbox Automated Retail, LLC, was a company founded in 2002 by Gregg Kaplan which primarily focused on kiosks, often found in grocery stores or gas stations, where customers could rent DVDs or video…

RepairShopr is a US software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for repair shops created by Troy Anderson in 2012.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2014 that operates fast-food chains through a $12.5 billion merger between Burger King and Tim Hortons, later being expanded with…

Ring is a manufacturer of home security and smart home devices owned by Amazon, who acquired Ring in 2018. Ring's products include their flagship Video Doorbell devices, as well as a number of…

Rivian is an American electric vehicle manufacturer founded in 2009 by Robert "RJ" Scaringe and headquartered in Irvine, California.

Roblox is an online platform which lets users create their own games, as well as all sorts of virtual items for their personal avatars. The platform is owned by the Roblox Corporation.

Roborock is a prominent Chinese manufacturer of robotic vacuum cleaners founded by Richard Chang in July 2014 that offers users an app to control and monitor their devices.

Rocksmith was a line of video games created by Ubisoft, providing one of the few methods of learning guitar with a game-like experience of Guitar Hero, but it is on an actual guitar. The game…

Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in New York City.

Rohde & Schwarz is a German company which specializes in electronics. It was founded in 1933 and focuses on electronic test equipment, broadcast and media, cybersecurity, radio-monitoring and…

Rovio Entertainment Corporation (simplified to Rovio) is a Finnish mobile game developer and publisher founded in 2003 as "Relude". The company would later rebrand to "Rovio" in 2005.

Ryanair is an Irish ultra-low-cost airline operating in over 40 countries.

Founded in 2013 in Gilbert Arizona, Salad and Go is an American drive thru chain containing over 140 locations across Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada.

Samsung Group is a international conglomerate founded in 1938. Their product portfolio ranges from consumer electronics to heavy equipment.

Samsung SmartCam's products are very well designed devices that record good quality videos and save them to a local microSD card in a compressed format. You can access your camera remotely using a…

Scopely, Inc. is an American interactive entertainment company and mobile-first video game developer and publisher.

Seagate Technology is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives, solid state drives, and other such long-term storage solutions.

SecuROM is a digital rights management (DRM) system developed by Sony for PC games and first released in 1998. Historically, SecuROM is well known for being the most agitating form of DRM of the…

Sengled is a Chinese smart-lighting manufacturer that focuses on affordable smart light bulbs to consumers that are compatible with Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant.

Sezzle is a publicly traded financial technology company formed in 2016 by Charlie Youakim. It is headquartered in Minneapolis, US, with operations in the United States and Canada.

Shake Shack Inc. is a fast food company founded in 2004.

Founded by Alex Schoenbaum, Shoney’s North America, LLC is an private American restaurant chain.

Shopee Pte., Ltd., commonly known as Shopee, is an e-commerce website, founded in 2015 in Singapore, operating primarily in southeast Asia and Latin America. Shopee operates under Sea Ltd, which is…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortage of medical ventilators was expressed widely and extensively across news outlets and the media, leading to investigations on the cause of the shortage[citation…

Smartwool is an American clothing company founded in 1994 that specializes in outdoor clothing made from Merino wool.

Sonic is a fast food company founded in 1953.

Founded in 2002, Sonos, Inc., is an American company that specializes in audio devices, including wireless speakers, home theater systems, and headphones.

Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese Zaibatsu (or mega corporation) headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group Corporation owns over 100 companies including, but not limited to Sony…

Sophos Limited is a British security software and hardware company. It develops and markets managed security services and cybersecurity software and hardware, such as managed detection and response…

Spectrum is a major telecommunications provider offering internet, cable TV, and mobile services. It has faced numerous consumer complaints and legal challenges related to unfair business practices…

Stadia was a cloud gaming service developed, maintained, and hosted by Google. Launched in a closed beta in 2018, and publicly available on November 2019, the platform could be accessed by any device…

Starlink is an American satellite internet service provider operated by Starlink Services, LLC.

SteelSeries is a Danish manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, controllers, and mousepads.

Stellantis N.V. (commonly known as Stellantis) is an international car manufacturer formed in the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Peugeot SA Group (PSA) in 2021. It is…

STMicroelectronics NV (aka STMicro) is a large multinational manufacturer of a wide range of semiconductor devices.

Founded in 1965, Subway IP LLC is an American food restaurant specializing in submarine sandwiches with 20,127 locations in the United States.

Sweetgreen, Inc. is an American fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in salad related services.

Synology is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. They have built a reputation for using open standards (eg.

T-Mobile US, Inc. is an American wireless network operator headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Taco Bell IP Holder, LLC, founded by Glen Bell in March 21, 1962, is an American fast food restaurant serving primary Mexican styled foods.

Tado° GmbH is a German technology company founded in 2011 by Christian Deilmann, Johannes Schwarz and Valentin Sawadski.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a New York City based video game holding company founded by Ryan Brant on September 30, 1993.

Target is an American retail chain spanning around 2,000 stores exclusively in the United States. It is one of the largest retail chains and most known brands in America with a revenue of $105.24…

Tea Dating Advice (simply known as Tea), is a women-only social media platform founded in 2023 by Sean Cook. The purpose of the app is for women to share their experiences with dating local men…

Team 17 Digital Limited (Team17) is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit…

Telstra Group Limited is Australia's largest telecommunications provider, offering a wide range of services including mobile, broadband, and fixed-line telephony to the Australian market. As of the…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. is a subsidiary company of the Terumo Corporation that develops medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery.

On December 12, 2024, Terumo Cardiovascular informed customers that, effective January 1, 2025, it would no longer be offering certification for repair or maintenance of the System 1, its advanced…

Tesla, Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is a company founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003.

Tesla Powerwall is a product line of rechargeable lithium-ion home energy storage manufactured by Tesla Energy, a division of Tesla. Its purpose is to store backup power, allow the owner to use an…

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892. It is most commonly known for the product that is the namesake of the company "Coca-Cola", however it sells other…

Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC is an American ticket sales and distribution company based in Beverly Hills, California, with operations in many countries around the world. Ticketmaster has been…

TikTok is a social media platform developed by the Chinese internet technology company ByteDance Ltd. The app has been cited with numerous privacy concerns that eventually led to Montana banning it…

Tim Hortons Inc., also known as Tim's, Timmies or Timmy's, is a Canadian coffee and restaurant chain that is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International. The company operates worldwide with over…

Tinder, created in 2012, is a dating app that allows users to find other people to form relationships.

Tokyo Marui Co. Ltd (株式会社東京マルイ, Kabushiki-gaisha Tōkyō Marui) is a Japanese toy company located in Adachi, Tokyo, known for manufacturing toy cars and for pioneering the design of battery-powered…

Toyota Motor Corporation, commonly known as Toyota, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer. This page contains topics related to business practices as well as products and/or services…

Founded in 1996, TP-Link is a Chinese hardware company that is known for its development of smart-home and networking products.

Trade Republic is a German neo-broker that offers bank accounts and trading of finance products such as stocks and ETFs using a smartphone app. In 2025, they reported having over 8 million customers…

Trump Mobile is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) founded in 2025 by the Trump Organization. The service as stated is offering no contracts, complete device protection, tele-health services…

Turkcell Superonline is a Turkcell subsidiary that provides various telecommunications services, primarily fibre internet (it's an internet service provider (ISP)), over its own infrastructure…

Twitch is an American video live-streaming service. Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon.

Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a multinational video-game company, known for developing and publishing popular franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. The company has…

UniTranslate is a translation agency based in Switzerland. They own two websites, unitranslate.ch and uebersetzung.zuerich.

Unity Technologies, also known as Unity Software Inc., is an American video game software development company. It was founded in 2004 as Over the Edge Entertainment and changed its name in 2007.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain company.

Urban Air Adventure Park is a children-focused indoor sports entertainment company under Unleashed Brands. It offers attractions such as ziplining, trampolines, and GoKarts.

Valve Corporation (also known as Valve Software) is a software distribution company, most known for being the owner of the distribution service Steam. Valve additionally develops tools frequently…

Venmo is an American mobile payment service aimed at users who wish to split their bills. It is owned by Paypal.

Verisk Analytics, Inc., is an American corporation that collects data and provides it to third parties that use the data for risk assessment. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…

Verizon Communications, Inc. is a major American telecommunications company headquartered in New York, New York.

Verkada Inc. was founded in 2016 by Filip Kaliszan, and joined by James Ren, Benjamin Bercovitz, and Hans Robertson.

Viessmann is a German manufacturer of heating, climate control and refrigeration systems. Viessmann caters to the upper end of the market and has in the past been known for making very reliable…

Virgin Media Limited/Virgin Media O2 Limited is a telecommunications company from Britain, founded in 2007, which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom.[citation…

Visual Studio Code is a cross platform text and code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.

Vitalant (formerly Blood Systems, Inc. and merged with Central Blood Bank) is a blood bank company.

VMware is a major player in the enterprise virtualization software market. The brand has been a subsidiary of Broadcom since November 2023.

Volkswagen is a Germany-based automobile manufacturing company. It was established as part of the German Labour Front in 1937.

Volvo Vehicle Information and Diagnostics for Aftersales (VIDA) is a software package and related subscription service offered by Volvo for use with its cars manufactured as of 2001 or later. The…

VPN Secure is a virtual private network service that, from around 2018 to 2023, offered lifetime VPN service for a fixed, non-recurring price through online software storefront StackSocial. In 2023…

Vultr, founded in 2014, is an American cloud service company. Among those cloud services are storage, servers, and databases.

Wacom Co., Ltd. is a Japanese graphics tablet & pen display manufacturer founded in 1983, publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 6727).

Waffle House, Inc. is an American restaurant chain.

Walmart Inc. is an American company known for its chain of retail stores and ubiquitous presence across many states and countries.

A Waste Ink Counter (WIC) is a firmware-based lockout that causes printers to cease to function when a counter has been incremented above a certain value.

Though maybe you are looking for Wemo? Waymo LLC, previously Stanford Self-Driving Car Team at time of founding, is an American car company focused on self-driving cars.

Wemo is a subsidiary of Belkin founded in 2011. They are known for smart home devices such as plugs and light switches that use the Apple HomeKit and Thread protocols.

Wendy's International, LLC founded by Dave Thomas in 1969, is an American fast food restaurant ranking the 9th most valuable brand in 2026. Wendy's has faced controversy regarding security and…

Western Digital is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

WeTransfer is a cloud-based file transfer service that allows users to upload files through their website and then either gives them a link directly or to send an e-mail to the recipient with a…

Whoop, Inc. (stylized as WHOOP) is an American wearable technology company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Since the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has sold USB drives with an installer preloaded. They are deeply write-protected, and have no official way to be formatted and reused for anything other…

WKDA GmbH operates the website wirkaufendeinauto.de, a German car-selling platform that advertises the ability to receive a final/guaranteed price for used vehicles online and implies an effortless…

Wondershare is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.

World of Warcraft (colloquially referred to as WoW) is a massively multiplayer online game maintained by Activision Blizzard. Despite the product's critical acclaim since the 2000s, the treatment of…

X, formerly known as Twitter, is a global social-media platform that facilitates real-time communication and the sharing of short messages, known as "tweets". Founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah…

Xbox is a series of gaming consoles created by Microsoft since 15 November 2001.

Xbox Network, formerly Xbox Live, is a subscription service launched on 15 November 2002, for the original Xbox. In 2021, Microsoft rebranded Xbox Live to Xbox Network.

Xcode is an IDE provided by Apple, primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps. In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese multi-national corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and electric vehicles.

Most Xiaomi phones come with a bootloader that might be able to unlock, but unlike the Android's default unlocking procedure, Xiaomi had the following requirements in 2022: The user must create and…

Xiaomi Yi Home cameras are consumer smart home surveillance devices marketed for residential indoor and outdoor monitoring. They rely heavily on cloud services, mobile applications, and remote…

Xlear is a Utah-based nasal spray company that claimed its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.

Yandex is a Russian technology conglomerate that provides internet-related services such as Yandex Search, Yandex Taxi and Yandex Maps.

Founded in 2004 by Jesse Mecham, You Need A Budget (YNAB) is a financial software company that provides cloud-based personal budgeting software following the envelope methodology. YNAB built its…

YouTube, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, is a global video-sharing platform and one of the most visited websites in the world. Acquired by Google in 2006, YouTube has…

Yubo (formerly known as Yellow) is a French social networking app developed by Twelve APP in 2015.

Yum! Brands, formally Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., was founded in 1977 as a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc.

Zoom Communications is an American company founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan. Their headquarters are located in San José, California.

Zyxel is a telecommunication company that was founded in 1989 in Taiwan. They are most known to create consumer grade routers but also produce enterprise equipment.