Company continues uploading user data from devices stripped of smart features AUSTIN — Digital ownership advocate FULU announced on Thursday two winners of its bounty to restore functionality to older Google Nest Learning Thermostats, while revealing a troubling discovery: Google continues to collect detailed data from the devices even after discontinuing
There are so many ways companies screw with their customers today. They love to change their products after they’re sold, or add “proprietary” versions of a refill where a generic one would suffice. We’ve seen it with printer cartridges, tractors, and even air and water filters. In this
New advocacy group pledges up to $100,000 for software fixes that would give consumers more control For immediate release: Thursday, October 23, 2025 Media contact: Kevin O’Reilly, FULU Executive Director, kevin@fulu.org, (925) 785-0851 AUSTIN — For consumers, the cost of “smart” products often goes beyond the price
The gig is up. Microsoft has ended Windows 10 support in the U.S. and most of the world. The announcement comes despite the company’s commitment to provide users in Europe with no-strings-attached, free security updates for an additional year. Despite 40.84% of the estimated 1.4 billion
We started FULU Foundation to fight back against the erosion of ownership rights over our digital devices and content. In this newsletter, we’ll be highlighting not only the corporate practices that infringe on your Right to Own your stuff, but also what you can do to push back. This