The @fulufoundation.bsky.social awarded 2 bounties to engineers who restored smart functionality to older #Google #Nest thermostats...and found that the abandoned Nests were still harvesting user data??! @louisrossmann.bsky.social
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If you are the unlucky owner of a Gen 1 or 2 Nest thermostat and haven't replaced it yet, you can flash Cody's software onto your device and get back some of the smart features that Google stripped from you. nolongerevil.com
On top of creating and publishing his No Longer Evil software, Cody's finding that Google continues to collect data from enshittified older Nest thermostats shows that we don't really own the stuff we've bought and paid for. www.theverge.com/news/820600/...
We are excited to announce the winners of our Google Nest Bounty: Team Dinosaur and Cody Kociemba! Both teams submitted great fixes that restored Nest’s remote abilities after Google ended support for older thermostats last month.
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Product owners — not manufacturers — should have control over how their devices are used and repaired. Our bounty program is designed to draw attention to examples of anti-ownership practices, get the coder community working on solutions, and push for legislative change. bounties.fulu.org
Anti-consumer practices are everywhere—but so are the receipts. We're building a wiki of well-documented consumer issues like hidden subscriptions and corporate ransomware. Your contributions will inform communities and drive real change. Add your research: consumerrights.wiki
Clippy would never require a user sign up for a Microsoft account to use Microsoft word! - Louis Rossman
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Anti-consumer practices are everywhere—but so are the receipts. We're building a wiki of well-documented consumer issues like hidden subscriptions and corporate ransomware. Your contributions will inform communities and drive real change. Add your research: consumerrights.wiki
Microsoft plans to end Windows 10 updates on October 14, 2025. 400 million cannot upgrade. Microsoft is providing free, unconditional security updates to consumers in Europe - but nowhere else. Add your name to demand free security updates for everyone. fulu.org/take-action
We're standing up against the creeping anti-ownership agenda.
We believe in restoring freedom, autonomy, and real ownership in a digital-first world.
If you bought it, you should own it, plain and simple.
#OwnershipMatters
Your car reports back to the manufacturer.
Your favorite movie vanishes from your digital library.
Your smart device stops working because someone flipped a switch in the cloud.
This isn’t progress. It’s control.
In a world increasingly dominated by licensing agreements, surveillance tech, and remote shutdowns, the simple act of owning what you paid for is quietly slipping away.
