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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

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

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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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Also eyeball and fingerprint scanners on all doors.
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  Easy. Just kill the owner and use their biometrics.

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