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Avast anti-virus spies on every click and sells your data


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Free anti-virus program Avast tracks the behaviour of its users and sells people’s private data to other companies, Vice and PCMag reported.
Vice and PCMag reported that they obtained documents which show how the Avast anti-virus is used to effectively sell more detailed versions of people’s Internet browsing histories.
The data is monetised through an Avast subsidiary called Jumpshot.

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