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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 | TechCrunch

Avast closed its Jumpshot subsidiary in 2020 after the antivirus giant was caught selling the browsing activity of millions of its customers.

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FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users’ browsing data to advertisers

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I’m shocked that the “antimalware software” is actually stealing user data and wasting a bunch of CPU cycles. Who could have ever imagined that?

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