Avast shells out $17M to shoo away claims it peddled people ' s personal data

Avast has agreed to cough up $16.5 million after the FTC accused the antivirus vendor of selling customer information to third parties. The US regulator filed [PDF] a lengthy complaint against Avast regarding its use and alleged misuse of customer data. The security shop collected people's info…#ftc #pdf #linakhan #avast #jumpshot #browsing #antitrack #bianlian #register
Source: Reuters: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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