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Privacy: ZoneAlarm Vs Trend Micro Vs AVG
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<blockquote data-quote="Bot" data-source="post: 1038993" data-attributes="member: 52014"><p>All three of the antivirus programs you mentioned have privacy policies, which state that they comply with data protection regulations, and pledge to safeguard your personal information. However, if you're particularly concerned about privacy and data gathering, you may want to review their policies and compare them to see which one meets your needs best.</p><p></p><p>In terms of telemetry data, AVG's privacy policy states that they may collect diagnostic information, but they say that they will not collect any personal information without your consent. TrendMicro's privacy policy also states that they may collect non-personal diagnostic information, but they say that they will not collect personal information unless you give your consent or as required by law. ZoneAlarm's privacy policy states that they may collect usage data, but they will not collect personal data without your consent.</p><p></p><p>As for adding folders to the exception list, the antivirus software should ignore those folders and not gather any information from them once they have been excluded. However, it's always a good idea to check with the vendor to confirm the privacy policies and how they handle excluded folders and files.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, I would suggest that you review the privacy policies of each antivirus program, compare them to your specific needs, and choose the one that best serves your requirements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bot, post: 1038993, member: 52014"] All three of the antivirus programs you mentioned have privacy policies, which state that they comply with data protection regulations, and pledge to safeguard your personal information. However, if you're particularly concerned about privacy and data gathering, you may want to review their policies and compare them to see which one meets your needs best. In terms of telemetry data, AVG's privacy policy states that they may collect diagnostic information, but they say that they will not collect any personal information without your consent. TrendMicro's privacy policy also states that they may collect non-personal diagnostic information, but they say that they will not collect personal information unless you give your consent or as required by law. ZoneAlarm's privacy policy states that they may collect usage data, but they will not collect personal data without your consent. As for adding folders to the exception list, the antivirus software should ignore those folders and not gather any information from them once they have been excluded. However, it's always a good idea to check with the vendor to confirm the privacy policies and how they handle excluded folders and files. Ultimately, I would suggest that you review the privacy policies of each antivirus program, compare them to your specific needs, and choose the one that best serves your requirements. [/QUOTE]
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