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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 months 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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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

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

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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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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