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Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data(www.theverge.com)

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Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.

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Jesus Christ.

Remember when Google’s Motto was “Don’t be Evil” It was supposed to be a jab at Microsoft, but it feels like every year tech companies find news ways to just be fucking evil.

PS. Google kind of fails to live up to that motto too, I don’t even know if it’s still an official motto.

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I don’t even know if it’s still an official motto.

It’s not

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