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pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertisers

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FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertisers

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pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertisers | TechCrunch
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Avast closed its Jumpshot subsidiary in 2020 after the antivirus giant was caught selling the browsing activity of millions of its customers.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/12277165

FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users’ browsing data to advertisers

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    Don’t give Microsoft ideas for their built-in scanner.

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      My guy, Windows itself has a fuck load of telemetry. They don’t need to include this in Defender.

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      MS doesn’t need their antivirus to see everything you are doing.

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        Thanks to UEFI and other onboard chips, Intel ME, PSP much bigger fish to fry for sure.

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          I’m pretty sure those as fairly low risk compared to Windows and your web browser

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            yeah such things are more targetted. your OS is your main concern

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