Is Your "Security" Software Selling Your Browsing History?
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.
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By it's very nature your AV processes everything you do. Avast software decided to capitalize on that. The article says the data was leaked but since this a deliberate act on their part I'm not sure I'd call it a leak. They now prompt for an "opt-in" but don't provide any details on what is collected or how it's used.
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