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Data brokers are companies that collect, aggregate, analyze, and sell personal information about consumers without having a direct relationship with those individuals. These companies operate largely…
Data lock-in limits how device owners can access and manage data stored on the device they own. For example, some mobile applications store user data in a way they can only be viewed from inside the…
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…
DAZN is a British-owned entertainment platform for sports broadcasting and streaming. The platform launched in 2015 and streams live and on-demand sport to over 200 countries worldwide.
Australian lithium battery manufacturer Deep Cycle Systems sued independent YouTuber Stefan Fischer for defamation after he published reviews documenting battery degradation and misleading warranty…
De-anonymization is the process or final state of revealing the true identity of an anonymous or pseudonymous person. All data linked to the anonymous or pseudonymous entity can then be connected to…
Dead Star is an PVP multiplayer space combat shooter developed and published by Armature Studio. The game released on April 5th, 2016 on Playstation 4 and Steam.
Deceptive language used by companies to impede the rights of consumers while appearing benevolent comes in many forms. Many of them can be boiled down to a few principles.
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).
Deerrun is a manufacturer of walking pads and treadmills and claim to be the "World's Number 1 Home Treadmills Brand". Nothing in their website advertising claims that any internet connection or…
On October 8, 2024, Microsoft Game Studios, the publisher of the Age of Empires (AoE) series, announced that AoE 3 would be delisted on October 30th, and included the shut down of all multiplayer…
Dell, formally Dell Technologies, is a technology company focused on computers and computer infrastructure. They market themselves as "the world’s most essential technology infrastructure company for…
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.
Denon HEOS / Home Speakers are "wireless speakers offer high-fidelity sound and seamless integration with home systems, providing an immersive audio experience." They integrate with multiple…
Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH is an Austrian company that develops the digital-rights management (DRM) and anti-tamper software Denuvo Anti-Tamper (DAT) and the anti-cheat system Denuvo Anti-Cheat…
Derrimut 24:7 Gym, an Australian gym chain that is marketed as offering round-the-clock access (with "24:7" in both its name and domain), suddenly announced reductions to operating hours February…
Founded in 1990, DKB is Germany's second largest direct bank with almost six million customers as of 2025.
A "Bricked" device is a device which has had its main functions rendered unusable, such a device is commonly refereed to as a brick. Companies reserve the right to remotely brick a consumers device…
Lifecycle means series of stages which something (services, products, ..) passes during its lifetime. This article is aimed primarily for physical products at the moment.
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.
Dictionary.com shuts down premium ad free app after selling lifetime subscriptions, user word lists and offline accessible dictionary no longer accessible. They continue to run an ad supported app.
The Digital Childhood Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization that operates as a coalition of child safety advocacy groups. The coalition includes more than 50 child advocacy groups, including…
The Digital Fairness Act is an upcoming legislative proposal from the European Union by Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law. The Commission acknowledged the potential…
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is the European Union's regulation on large digital platforms, which entered into force on the end of 2022. Combined with the Digital Services Act, these form a package…
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law enacted on October 28, 1998, as Public Law 105-304. The statute amended Title 17 of the U.S. Code to implement two 1996…
Digital rights management (DRM), alternatively known as digital restrictions management, broadly refers to any kind of access control technology that is used to deliberately restrict the usage of…
Disabling online features in retaliation is a practice in which businesses deny access to online functionality because the user of a product did not adhere to terms or policies unrelated to the…
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…
Discontinuation bricking occurs when a product is rendered non-functional ("bricked") because the manufacturer has decided to discontinue it. Discontinuation bricking usually occurs in products that…
Ikawa Coffee Home Roasters, including models like the Home Roaster 100, require the use of their mobile app to set roast profiles, fine tune setting, share recipes, and operate the device via…
Discord is a proprietary VoIP and instant-messaging platform developed by Discord Inc. (formerly Hammer & Chisel, Inc.), co-founded by Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy.
On 3rd October 2025, Discord published a press release stating that one of their third-party service providers, later revealed to be 5CA, was the target of a data breach. Discord states that they…
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…
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…
Disney+ is a video streaming service created by Disney in 2019.
In January 2025, Disney+ updated its Subscriber Agreement to include provisions allowing advertisements in content across all subscription tiers, including those marketed as "no ads" or "ad free."
Disney+ implemented a household device restriction system that creates massive inconvenience for legitimate, paying customers to access content on the Disney+ streaming service. The streaming service…
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 Osmo Action 5 Pro locks its own hardware after five power cycles unless the owner downloads DJI's proprietary smartphone app, creates an account, & agrees to terms of use that include binding…
The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is a 3-axis gimbal camera, released in 2023 by DJI. During the camera's setup process, it forces the user to download, install, and use the DJI Mimo smartphone app. The…
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…
The DJI Ronin RS4 Pro is Prosumer Camera Gimbal developed by DJI.
DMarket is an international online blockchain-based marketplace for trading and buying virtual assets from games located on Steam such as Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2 and others. The company’s…
Main article: Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 1201) makes it a federal offense to circumvent technological protection measures…
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.