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Avast: Not being at all dodgy using its anti-virus software to spy on users' web browsing habits
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Avast: Not being at all dodgy using its anti-virus software to spy on users' web browsing habits

Avast is embroiled in new claims that it spies on users and sells their web browsing data

Avast is selling users' web-browsing clicks, with the data acquired directly via the company's Avast and AVG antivirus software brands. The claims come just a month after Google, Firefox and Opera removed...

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