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Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps. Identifiable data included job searches, map directions, "cosplay erotica." (arstechnica.com)

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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."

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[–] drawerair 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.