Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.

    • Promethiel
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      1711 months ago

      Love the vibe and energy against pretense for pretense sakes, but your source makes you seem demented as it literally repeats exactly what they said if you read it.

    • The Octonaut
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      11 months ago

      Read your own article all the way to the bottom ❤️

      (Also thank you for citing a fucking Gizmodo article from 2018 instead of the actual Google Code of Conduct which is the top result for "Google Code of Conduct to prove my point about laziness beautifully. Please note, you’ll have to read all the way to the end again, sorry. https://abc.xyz/investor/google-code-of-conduct/)