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Computer security firm AVG is coming under fire for its recently updated privacy policy. The new policy explicitly allows the retention of browser history and the ability to sell that information on to third parties. While the new policy doesn’t come into effect until the 15th of October, it has already caught the eye of privacy advocates........................
....................How much of an impact this has on AVG, the world's third largest antivirus vendor, remains to be seen. With users being accustomed to clicking ‘Agree’ on license agreements and privacy policies without so much as glancing at the document; it is unlikely many will have knowledge of their acceptance of this practice.
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AVG can sell your browsing and search history to advertisers
Security firm AVG can sell search and browser history data to advertisers in order to "make money" from its free antivirus software, a change to its privacy policy has confirmed..............................
..................................... "Antivirus software runs on our devices with elevated privileges so it can detect and block malware, adware, spyware and other threats," he told WIRED. "It is utterly unethical to [the] highest degree and a complete and total abuse of the trust we give our security software." Hanff urged people using AVG's free antivirus to "immediately uninstall the product and find an alternative".
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