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Hikvision

Hikvision is a video surveillance company providing products and services to over 180 countries and regions, which was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

Hisense

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

Hisense adds unskippable ads to its GUI on the Spanish models

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.

Hisense H9G Smart TV

Hisense H9G Smart TV was manufactured and sold by Hisense between 2020 and 2023. During that time, it was considered the company's flagship model, and still retails at $1,400 on Amazon as of February…

HNGRYnsite Camera: From smart kitchen aid to e-waste

The HNGRYnsite Camera was a smart refrigerator camera developed by Liebherr-Hausgeräte GmbH. It was designed to provide users with real-time images of their fridge interior, integrating with…

Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy is a video game released by Warner Brothers Games for Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo.

Home Bargains

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

Home Connect

Home Connect is the IoT Ecosystem brand for home appliances by the B/S/H Group which is the home of these appliance brands: Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau, Neff’', Thermador, Constructa, Balay, Pitsos…

Honda

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

Honda requires connection of the car to the internet and creating an account to be able to download offline map updates.

Honda owners who purchased vehicles with built-in navigation systems can't download offline map updates without first connecting the car to the internet, activating Online Services to transmit the…

Hotelgiftcard creates surprising expenses for consumers

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…

HP

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.

HP adds 15 minutes to all customer service phone calls

In February 2025, HP Inc. instituted a policy to artificially tell all consumer PC & print customers they will have to wait a minimum of 15 minutes when calling support.

HP Dynamic Security

[[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 Instant Ink

HP Instant Ink is a subscription service launched by HP Inc. for its printers in late 2013.

HP Laptop Subscription

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…

HP Printers locking functionality behind ink availability

HP produces all-in-one printers, which are marketed as a complete solution for printing, scanning documents, and sending faxes. However, these printers enter an error state when the ink level in one…

HP Reverb G2

The HP Reverb G2 is a Virtual Reality (VR) headset produced by HP Inc., and was developed in cooperation with Valve and Microsoft. It was marketed to be used with SteamVR and Windows Mixed Reality…

HP systemic DRM and firmware lockouts

HP is widely recognized for applying digital rights management (DRM) measures to its consumer inkjet and laser printers, systematically blocking the use of third-party cartridges via firmware…

Huawei

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.

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

Humble Bundle

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…

Humble Bundle alters terms of sale

Humble Bundle, a digital storefront offering activation keys for video games, altered their terms of service on 24 December 2024 and retroactively enforced a three-year expiration period for keys…

Hyundai

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…

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N brake pad repair restrictions

Ioniq 5 N cars from Hyundai do not appear to allow for DIY brake pad replacement, due to Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) system software restrictions, as discovered by a Reddit user. The story was…

ICloud

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.

ID.me

ID.me is an online identity verification service founded in 2010 by Blake Hall and Matt Thompson. The goal of ID.me is "to be the last login you ever need to create and manage and the last time you…

IFTTT

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…

IFTTT discontinued Legacy plan

IFTTT initially offered a subscription plan marketed as a "lifetime" deal. Users were promised that the price would stay the same as long as the plan was active.

IHOP

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.

Ikawa Coffee

A London based sample coffee roaster company known for its professional-based IKAWA Pro line products and its discontinued IKAWA home consumer roasters. The home line of coffee roasters relied on…

IKEA

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

IKEA ÅSKVÄDER

IKEA ÅSKVÄDER is a modular powerstrip sold by IKEA.

ILife

Ilife is a company that sells vaccum cleaners, specializing in both handheld and automatic vaccum cleaners

Imgur

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

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

Inactive account deletion

Inactive account deletion is where accounts get deleted after being unused, with the time-frame often being from 6 months to 5 years.

Inclusion of forced arbitration in Crunchyroll January 2025 TOS update

On January 30, 2025, Crunchyroll emailed US users of its server about an update to its terms of service through email and notifications on login. There were two main updates to the terms of service -…

Indeed forced arbitration and bundling of consent

Indeed, owned by Recruit Holdings, operates as one of the world's largest job search platforms with more than 350 million monthly unique visitors. The platform had large operational changes in…

Infomaniak

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

Insta360

Insta360 is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Berlin. Founded in 2015 by JK Liu, Insta360 specializes in designing and…

Insta360 X5

The Insta360 X5 is a 360-degree action camera developed by Insta360, released on April 22, 2025. It offers 8K video recording, replaceable lenses, an integrated wind noise reduction microphone…

Insta360+

Insta360+ is a cloud-based subscription service by Insta360, launched in January 2025. It offers cloud storage, auto backups, editing, and sharing for Insta360 camera users, with perks like…

Instacart uses algorithmic pricing

Instacart is an American company which hosts a grocery delivery and pick-up service. Instacart has 7.7 million active users and reported 263 million orders and $2.2b gross profit in FY 2023.

Instagram

Instagram is a global social-media platform and subsidiary of Meta since 2012. Founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram focuses on sharing photos and videos.

Instagram removes end-to-end encryption for direct messages

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

Intel

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)…

Intel CPUs stability issue

In 2024, there were stability issues found related to Intel's 13th and 14th generation desktop processors. Mobile 13th and 14th generation processors are not affected.

Intel Management Engine

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

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