Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps. Identifiable data included job searches, map directions, “cosplay erotica.”::Identifiable data included job searches, map directions, “cosplay erotica.”

  • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    And to think I was recommending Avast to everyone when I was still a teenager.

    I should’ve known as « if it’s free, it means you’re the product », but I was naive.

    And even when you’re paying, some companies are still selling your data apparently.

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    7 months ago

    I used Avast when Windows didn’t have a native antimalware. It was free, fast and reliable. Getting malware from usb drives was common. Avast protected my 💻. This news is :(. How hypocritical Avast was to offer privacy solutions and sell user data secretly.