Company Editor

"htc": {
    "names": [
        "HTC",
        "HTC Corporation",
        "High Tech Computer Corporation",
        "宏達國際電子股份有限公司"
    ],
    "comment": "HTC is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that has failed to protect customers by selling insecure devices [1] and has sourced components from suppliers with unacceptable and abusive working conditions [2][3][4]. The company has also engaged in illegal surveillance on users' devices [5][6].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2013/02/htc-america-settles-ftc-charges-it-failed-secure-millions-mobile-devices-shipped-consumers#:~:text=Mobile%20device%20manufacturer%20HTC%20America%20has%20agreed,that%20the%20company%20failed%20to%20take%20reasonable",
        "2": "http://johninnit.co.uk/2011/10/19/have-htc-read-their-own-code-of-ethics-recently/",
        "3": "https://goodelectronics.org/report-paying-the-price-for-flexibility-workers-experiences-in-the-electronics-industry-in-mexico/",
        "4": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210616223125/https://sacom.hk/2013/11/25/investigative-report-no-more-bloodstained-cover-glass-on-iphones-biel-crystal-stop-bloody-exploitation-now/",
        "5": "https://venturebeat.com/mobile/htc-samsung-carrieriq",
        "6": "https://www.phonearena.com/news/Class-action-lawsuits-aimed-at-Carrier-IQ-HTC-Samsung_id24299"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {
        "1": "failed to protect customers by selling insecure devices",
        "2": "sourced from suppliers with unacceptable working conditions",
        "3": "sourced from suppliers with unacceptable working conditions",
        "4": "sourced from suppliers with abusive working conditions",
        "5": "engaged in illegal surveillance on users' devices",
        "6": "engaged in illegal surveillance on users' devices"
    },
    "tags": [
        "electronics"
    ],
    "score": 27,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/HTC.svg",
    "siteUrl": "http://www.htc.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2026-02-10T18:16:05.298Z"
},