LeoM to Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish • 10 months agoAvast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing datawww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.zipprivacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkAvast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing datawww.theverge.comLeoM to Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.zipprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-square@otacon239@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish9•10 months agoPer much any and all anti-virus/privacy software made by a for-profit company is bloatware at best and malicious at worst. Just use the built in Windows Defender if you’re still using Windows or nothing if you’re on Mac or Linux.
Per much any and all anti-virus/privacy software made by a for-profit company is bloatware at best and malicious at worst. Just use the built in Windows Defender if you’re still using Windows or nothing if you’re on Mac or Linux.