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<blockquote data-quote="DDE_Server" data-source="post: 874368" data-attributes="member: 65727"><p>yes good point to refer to.Data telemetry aren't always bad.especially in cloud analysis in most AV which becomes more strong and accurate with higher user base of AV got by attracting the users to use its software.more users more information feed to your models "called datasets in ML" more accurate analysis and faster response especially for major large scale outbreaks such as huge ransomware hits "wanna cry for example".however also this will be good if this data hadn't been sold for marketing research such as in avast case this is not legal data use and sacrifice the confidentiality of data being collected by AV software "which has trust from their users" so this is pure misuse of the data for money gain with dirty method not to use this data for strengthen you paid product</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDE_Server, post: 874368, member: 65727"] yes good point to refer to.Data telemetry aren't always bad.especially in cloud analysis in most AV which becomes more strong and accurate with higher user base of AV got by attracting the users to use its software.more users more information feed to your models "called datasets in ML" more accurate analysis and faster response especially for major large scale outbreaks such as huge ransomware hits "wanna cry for example".however also this will be good if this data hadn't been sold for marketing research such as in avast case this is not legal data use and sacrifice the confidentiality of data being collected by AV software "which has trust from their users" so this is pure misuse of the data for money gain with dirty method not to use this data for strengthen you paid product [/QUOTE]
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