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.
  • LWD@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Oh boy, I sure do hope this happens to other companies that do it!

    FakeSpot by Mozilla: sells browsing history to advertising partners

    Side eyeing the camera

    • T0RB1T@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      What? What does an astrotruf-review detection app have anything to do with avast?

      • LWD@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        Corporate giant owns a subsidiary that sells browsing data.