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Keyboard | Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5050 |
Software | W10 Pro 64-bit |
Wow, this is really sad,
The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks
Avast is harvesting users' browser histories on the pretext that the data has been 'de-identified,' thus protecting your privacy. But the data, which is being sold to third parties, can be linked back to people's real identities, exposing every click and search they've made.
www.pcmag.com
Avast sells your search and browsing data according to new report
A new report illustrates how Avast sells data, including every click from some users, to companies like Microsoft, Pepsi, and Home Depot.
www.windowscentral.com
Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data
An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.' Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey.
www.vice.com
Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars
An investigation tracked detailed user data being sold to companies like Google, Home Depot, Microsoft and Pepsi.
www.engadget.com
For users of the free version of Avast, I guess this is the developer's scam... err... method to coerce... err attempt to create incentive for users to pay for one of their Avast Premium or Ultimate versions. I might suggest considering a different anti-malware program altogether.
(Edit comment: Fixed a couple typos - BB)
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