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Avast's confident update sends cybersecurity firm to top of FTSE
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It will be the 10 user account I bought from that's increased their revenue 
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Wasar
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Uhm...times change. Once It was just the malware that wanted your data 
I don't quite understand why Avast is known like as it's the only company that do data harvesting. Maybe I'm underestimating the case but many company already does it directly or indirectly.
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SECURITY CONCERN - Opera fraud check requests
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Avast diid it on the sly..Read this articleI don't quite understand why Avast is known like as it's the only company that do data harvesting. Maybe I'm underestimating the case but many company already does it directly or indirectly.
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Avast shutters data-selling subsidiary amid user outrage
Users were not happy to learn "security" software sold their browsing habits.
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- Aug 12, 2015
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Because they used to own a company named Jumpshot which would analyze and sell browsing data gathered through Avast's products. After landing in hot water, Avast quickly terminated the company. Though, it's worth mentioning that data collection in Avast was always opt-in, instead opt-out. They literally asked you during installation if you want to participate in data collection program.I don't quite understand why Avast is known like as it's the only company that do data harvesting. Maybe I'm underestimating the case but many company already does it directly or indirectly.
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Antivirus company shuts down its data-harvesting arm after getting caught red-handed
Its CEO claims that the data collection was legal.
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They even wrote a blog about it when they started the process and noted how to opt out, in like 2014. Although, like everything with AVAST, it was turned on by default.Because they used to own a company named Jumpshot which would analyze and sell browsing data gathered through Avast's products. After landing in hot water, Avast quickly terminated the company. Though, it's worth mentioning that data collection in Avast was always opt-in, instead opt-out. They literally asked you during installation if you want to participate in data collection program.
Antivirus company shuts down its data-harvesting arm after getting caught red-handed
Its CEO claims that the data collection was legal.
LiquidExploit
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A lot of people say they did it deceptively or without explicitly telling users, but I'm confused because from my experience, this was always one of the first things to pop up when installing Avast:
I mean, that seems pretty transparent to me, lol. And I'm from the U.S., we don't have particularly strict data privacy laws here.
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How old is the screenshot of that window and program version?A lot of people say they did it deceptively or without explicitly telling users, but I'm confused because from my experience, this was always one of the first things to pop up when installing Avast:
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I mean, that seems pretty transparent to me, lol. And I'm from the U.S., we don't have particularly strict data privacy laws here.
LiquidExploit
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- Nov 3, 2017
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I looked into it further and I think the consent screen in *that* form came around late 2019 or early 2020. I think Avast put it up to try and quell some of the backlash they were getting before deciding to just end Jumpshot altogether.
Avast has informed the user of their data collection as early as 2015
But... from 2015-2019 their explanation of what data they used was pretty vague, and users were opted in automatically. I definitely see the issue with that, they should've provided an opt-out on install from the very beginning, so backlash for that is well deserved.
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- Aug 12, 2015
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Yeah, but then, again, they still informed you about the data collection. They even asked you to read carefully. Back in 2015, everything was opt-out; now are different times.
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