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<blockquote data-quote="RoboMan" data-source="post: 816375" data-attributes="member: 53544">All this data spying paranoia needs to stop.All software collect data.There&#039;s no such thing as a zero-data collection software. If developers do not gather at least a minimum amount of data, their software wouldn&#039;t be able to update. Data gathering is necessary to update software, discover vulnerabilities and perform better.If a program doesn&#039;t collect anything, soon becomes a dead software. Having said this, it must be pointed out some developers perform excessive data collection, and may or may not use this data for financial purposes, such as selling it to third-parties. This is known to happen with some firms, and nothing has been said about this about MalwareBytes, at least oficially.Data such as product logs, IP addresses, MAC Address, routine product uses are common information that is gathered when you install a product. Some extensions will monitor every URL you browse in order to update their URL databases. [SPOILER=&quot;Disclaimer&quot;]You must understand, there is no such thing as privacy, but you can try to do you best to protect your information. But, by using Windows, Facebook and Google in any way, your data is already there for them. As well, you need to remember third party software use Facebook, Google and Microsoft services in order to properly work. Meaning, there almost a 99% chance you won&#039;t always be able to be anonymous. [/SPOILER]So please stop paranoia. It&#039;s not mentally healthy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoboMan, post: 816375, member: 53544"] All this data spying paranoia needs to stop. [B][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]All software collect data.[/COLOR][/B] There's no such thing as a zero-data collection software. If developers do not gather at least a minimum amount of data, their software wouldn't be able to update.[B] Data gathering is necessary[/B] to update software, discover vulnerabilities and perform better. [B]If a program doesn't collect anything, soon becomes a dead software. [/B] Having said this, it must be pointed out some developers perform excessive data collection, and may or may not use this data for financial purposes, such as selling it to third-parties. This is known to happen with some firms, and nothing has been said about this about MalwareBytes, at least oficially. Data such as [U][B]product logs, IP addresses, MAC Address[/B][/U], routine product uses are common information that is gathered when you install a product. Some extensions will monitor every URL you browse in order to update their URL databases. [SPOILER="Disclaimer"]You must understand, there is no such thing as privacy, but you can try to do you best to protect your information. But, by using Windows, Facebook and Google in any way, your data is already there for them. As well, you need to remember third party software use Facebook, Google and Microsoft services in order to properly work. Meaning, there almost a 99% chance you won't always be able to be anonymous. [/SPOILER] So please stop paranoia. It's not mentally healthy. [/QUOTE]

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