Avast was selling data from dutch people (Update: Related to Jumpshot)

[Pat MacKnife]

Content source

https://datanews.knack.be/nieuws/security/privacy/miljoenen-nederlanders-belazerd-door-antivirusprogramma-avast/

Miljons victims in the Netherlands

@Gandalf_The_Grey etc

https://datanews.knack.be/nieuws/security/privacy/miljoenen-nederlanders-belazerd-door-antivirusprogramma-avast/?fbclid=IwAR0J1wQeSWBEHmtZoUn7OrfvNxYz6j2d7F0B2tQo8loB911uVVNlAe3hDv8

Edit : Seems related to Jumpshot 2015 -> 2020

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Miljons victims in the Netherlands

https://datanews.knack.be/nieuws/security/privacy/miljoenen-nederlanders-belazerd-door-antivirusprogramma-avast/?fbclid=IwAR0J1wQeSWBEHmtZoUn7OrfvNxYz6j2d7F0B2tQo8loB911uVVNlAe3hDv8

It is about the Jumpshot period between May 2015 and 30 January 2020:

Sign up for the Avast Case

Do you have or did you have Avast anti-virus software on your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone at any time between May 2015 and 30 January 2020? Then join our first class action lawsuit. It is simple, read below and you will understand.

Avast provides a world-famous anti-virus software. Especially 'security extensions' for browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge) and browsers. To offer your 'maximum security', Avast promoted that you turn on these virus filters.

Avast's applications stopped viruses. However, at the same time they collected a huge amount of user data. Avast's US subsidiary Jumpshot sold this user data to anyone willing to pay for it.

So, instead of protecting you, Avast harvested your data to sell on to third parties. Your data can now roam everywhere and be used for many purposes you were not made aware of

We will hold Avast accountable for this gross violation of privacy.

Join us here

CUIC

cuic.eu

 

[Pat MacKnife]

I was not sure in what year, but this article came up today on a Belgian website.

 

[Morro]

I wish I could say that I was surprised, but I am not. It is plain and simply sad they did it again. Glad I am not using it.

EDIT: Ah so it could be an old one?

 

[Jengo]

Why everytime this old news, stop reposting this. If you don't like Avast simply do NOT use it.

Even better , stop using Windows, they are even worse.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

This is no repost, it was in news today , see date in article , i guess they will talk about it for years .... but for now avast has stopped jumpshot a while ago , so we can use it again
(ps : a side note , i'm running avast free for a week now , so far so good)

 

[Jonny Quest]

This is no repost, it was in news today , see date in article , i guess they will talk about it for years .... but for now avast has stopped jumpshot a while ago , so we can use it again
(ps : a side note , i'm running avast free for a week now , so far so good)

Avast Free is pretty amazing. Nice security features. including the Firewall. I have it on a Windows 7 PC and had Avast One on the phone for a while. Very nice there, too

 

[ForgottenSeer 100397]

Avast was selling data from people - “Just another day in the life of a pirate!”

 

[Shadowra]

Jumpshot was shut down in 2020 when the Avast spying case came to light.
So old news...

 

[Xeno1234]

Sucks that Avast is doing stuff like this - they have a pretty good security product on their hands. I personally dont use it - but I do believe it's detection capabilities are underrated. But this is old news.

 

[Trident]

Avast is a great product, specially looking at all they offer for free. Avast does not engage in the reselling of personal information anymore, but they made a mistake, pissed quite a lot of people off and some of them want to get them sued. Nothing wrong with that. The post is an invitation for people to join a class action. I’d join if I were them. That’s how business works, you make a mistake, you pay for it. Then you learn and move on.

 

[maniac2003]

Yes it's 'old news' but got traction again yesterday because the preparation of a mass lawsuit: CUIC (you can switch to English at the top right on the page).

 

[TairikuOkami]

Jumpshot was shut down in 2020 when the Avast spying case came to light.
So old news...

Well it is not like people, who made those sales, left the company. Just like DDG.