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

techcrunch.com 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.

FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertisers | TechCrunch

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

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- I haven't used any antivirus on Windows since 2008, generally doing whatever I want and just not being stupid about it, and I've had no issues.

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