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Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps

Security, privacy, things of that nature — Identifiable data included job searches, map directions, "cosplay erotica." Getty Images Avast, a name known for its security research and antivirus apps, has long offered Chrome extensions, mobile apps, and other tools aimed at increasing privacy. Avast's apps would "block annoying tracking cookies that collect data on your browsing activities," and prevent web services from "tracking your online activity." Deep in its privacy policy, Avast said inf...

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