Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing datawww.theverge.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.ziptechnologie@jlai.luprivacyguides@lemmy.one Leo ( @leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show ) M Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish • 4 months ago message-square2fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176external-linkAvast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing datawww.theverge.com Leo ( @leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show ) M Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish • 4 months ago message-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.ziptechnologie@jlai.luprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-square otacon239 ( @otacon239@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agoPer much any and all anti-virus/privacy software made by a for-profit company is bloatware at best and malicious at worst. Just use the built in Windows Defender if you’re still using Windows or nothing if you’re on Mac or Linux.
Per much any and all anti-virus/privacy software made by a for-profit company is bloatware at best and malicious at worst. Just use the built in Windows Defender if you’re still using Windows or nothing if you’re on Mac or Linux.