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<blockquote data-quote="Marko :)" data-source="post: 1117169" data-attributes="member: 39702">AV Comparatives did the data transmission test two times; first in 2014 and then one in 2023. <a href="https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/avc_datasending_2014_en.pdf" target="_blank">Here </a>is the first version and Emsisoft indeed is shown as the AV software that collects the least amount of data. Along with Ahnlab, eScan, Fortinet and Bullguard. However, the <a href="https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/avc_data_sending_2023.pdf" target="_blank">2023 test</a> indicates that some AV software got worse in data collection (like eScan). And Emsisoft wasn&#039;t tested. Here you go: <a href="https://www.av-comparatives.org/data-transmission-in-consumer-security-products/" target="_blank">Data transmission in consumer security products</a>Microsoft has a complete picture on every user and I have no doubt they connect data bases to make a profile about users. They collect your browsing habits, through Edge, Bing and SmartScreen, and Windows and Office are responsible for pretty much everything else.All AV companies that work on EU soil have to be GDPR compliant. Avast was also GDPR compliant, but it was fined as it was caught selling data (Jumpshot).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marko :), post: 1117169, member: 39702"] AV Comparatives did the data transmission test two times; first in 2014 and then one in 2023. [URL='https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/avc_datasending_2014_en.pdf']Here [/URL]is the first version and Emsisoft indeed is shown as the AV software that collects the least amount of data. Along with Ahnlab, eScan, Fortinet and Bullguard. However, the [URL='https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/avc_data_sending_2023.pdf']2023 test[/URL] indicates that some AV software got worse in data collection (like eScan). And Emsisoft wasn't tested. Here you go: [URL="https://www.av-comparatives.org/data-transmission-in-consumer-security-products/"]Data transmission in consumer security products[/URL] Microsoft has a complete picture on every user and I have no doubt they connect data bases to make a profile about users. They collect your browsing habits, through Edge, Bing and SmartScreen, and Windows and Office are responsible for pretty much everything else. All AV companies that work on EU soil have to be GDPR compliant. Avast was also GDPR compliant, but it was fined as it was caught selling data (Jumpshot). [/QUOTE]

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